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City: Ottawa

Organizational Unit: Automotive and Surface Transportation

Classification: RCO

Tenure: Continuing

Language Requirements: English

Work arrangements: Due to the nature of the work and operational requirements, this position will require full-time physical presence at the NRC work location identified.

The role

We are looking for a Vehicle Power and Energy Systems Engineer to support the Automotive and Surface Transportation (AST) Research Centre. The successful candidate would be someone who shares our core values of Integrity, Excellence, Respect and Creativity.

NRC Automotive and Surface Transportation (AST) Research Centre has the mandate to advance product and process technologies for producing more effective, safe, affordable and environmentally responsible ground vehicles, and to deliver engineering solutions to complex technology challenges facing today’s surface transportation industries including automotive, heavy and specialized vehicles, and rail.

The engineer will contribute to the development, integration, testing, validation, and demonstration of advanced vehicle systems for automotive, commercial vehicle, rail, and other ground transportation applications.

The primary responsibility of the candidate is to support the goals of NRC and the Research Centre in providing Canadians access to research, scientific knowledge,



and technologies for innovation in ground transportation. The candidate will work in a multidisciplinary team environment with researchers and technical experts in unique research facilities and in the field. The candidate will be responsible for developing, conducting, coordinating, and reporting on research and engineering projects related to vehicle systems architecture, power and energy systems integration, energy management, and the validation of advanced transportation technologies.

Duties and responsibilities will include:

- Author, review, and critique research plans, detailed work plans, technical reports, and technical papers
- Lead and support research projects involving vehicle systems integration, energy management, controls, and advanced transportation technologies.
- Develop and evaluate vehicle architectures and integrated systems involving propulsion, energy storage, thermal management, power distribution, and control systems.
- Apply systems engineering principles including requirements development, interface management, system integration, verification, and validation activities.
- Conduct vehicle-level performance assessments and optimization analyses to improve efficiency, safety, reliability, and operational effectiveness.




- Assist in the development of research proposals including collaboration with industry partners, scope definition, research planning, and funding estimates.
- Interpret and analyze experimental, simulation, and operational data and develop robust conclusions and recommendations.
- Conduct literature reviews and technology assessments related to advanced vehicle systems, energy management strategies, and emerging transportation technologies.
- Present research findings in technical forums including conferences, seminars, standards committees, and working groups.
- Support technology transfer and engagement with industrial, academic, and government stakeholders.

Screening criteria

Education

Ph.D. in Engineering, Applied Science or a field relevant to the position.

A Master’s Degree in Engineering combined with experience in research or technology development relevant to the position may also be considered.

For information on certificates and diplomas issued abroad, please see Degree equivalency

Experience

- Experience developing, integrating, and validating complete vehicle systems and architectures for advanced transportation applications, including electrified, hybrid, hydrogen, and other emerging vehicle platforms.
- Experience integrating multiple vehicle subsystems, such as propulsion, energy storage, thermal management, controls, and power distribution systems, into complete vehicle or prototype platforms.
- Experience designing, implementing, testing, and validating vehicle power management, control, or energy systems, including the analysis of vehicle-level performance and system optimization.
- Experience developing vehicle system architectures, requirements, interfaces, integration pl

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