About this role
Requisition Summary: PACCAR India is looking for a skilled Senior Systems Engineer (GPT - High voltage and Thermal Management) to supports the development and maintenance of product-level and functional-level requirements for High Voltage (HV) and Thermal Management Systems within BEV and PHEV powertrain programs. The role serves as a bridge between systems engineering, design, controls, software, validation, and program teams, ensuring the development of complete, traceable, and high-quality requirements throughout the product lifecycle.
At PACCAR, you’ll be part of a purpose-driven organization known for engineering excellence, innovation, and a strong commitment to employee growth and well-being. We foster a collaborative, inclusive environment where your ideas are valued, your contributions make a real difference, and your career can thrive as you help build world-class products that power the future of transportation.
- Job Function / Responsibilities: Own end-to-end system requirements engineering for High Voltage (HV) and Thermal Management Systems across BEV and PHEV programs, ensuring requirement quality, traceability, and alignment with vehicle and business objectives.
- Apply system-level thinking to define, integrate, and optimize interactions between HV, battery, thermal, HVAC, control, and power electronics systems to achieve vehicle performance, safety, and efficiency targets.
- Drive technical decision-making by evaluating architecture options, requirement trade-offs, interface definitions, and design constraints to deliver robust and scalable system solutions.
- Influence technical direction and innovation through continuous improvement initiatives, advanced engineering practices, technology evaluations, and development of best-in-class system engineering processes.
- Lead stakeholder management and alignment by collaborating with cross-functional teams, customers, suppliers, and system architects to resolve technical issues, clarify requirements, and ensure successful program execution.
- Identify, assess, and mitigate technical risks related to functionality, integration, safety, performance, and regulatory compliance, proactively driving corrective and preventive actions.
- Perform root cause analysis and problem resolution for system integration, validation, and field-related issues, enabling data-driven decisions and continuous product quality improvements.
- Support engineering excellence and compliance by leading requirements reviews, design reviews, Functional Safety (ISO 26262), DFMEA, ASPICE, and other quality activities while mentoring team members on systems engineering best practices.
- Qualification: Bachelors/Masters degree in Electrical, Electronics or Mechatronics
Required Skills
- Technical / Professional Experience
Requirements
- 5 to 8 Years Primary Skills Strong understanding of PHEV/BEV powertrain systems and architectures, including motors, inverters, batteries, and energy management strategies.
- Ability to define, analyse, trace, and manage system requirements throughout the product development lifecycle.
- Knowledge of high-voltage vehicle architectures, safety concepts, power distribution, and electrical protection mechanisms.
- Understanding of battery, power electronics, and cabin thermal control systems to ensure optimal performance and reliability Technical / Professional Experience Desired: Experience in managing, tracing, and maintaining product requirements using IBM DNG/DOORS Next throughout the development lifecycle.
- Understanding of the V-Model development process, ensuring alignment between system development, verification, and validation activities.
- Ability to create clear, structured, and comprehensive technical documentation Knowledge of Automotive SPICE processes and practices to support high-quality automotive software and system development.
- Knowledge and understanding of ISO 26262 for functional safety concepts and lifecycle activities for the development automotive systems.
- Ability to analyse vehicle network and system signals for debugging, validation, fault diagnosis, and performance evaluation.
- Experience in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) to manage complex system architectures and requirements.
- Proficiency in simulation and analysis tools to evaluate system behaviour, performance, and design concepts during development
Competencies and Behaviours
- Accountability and ownership of assigned work packages and deliverables.
- Strong analytical thinking and structured problem-solving abilities.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to collaborate across multiple engineering disciplines and functions.
- Prioritization capabilities to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
- High learning agility with a willingness to acquire new technical knowledge and skills.
- Adaptability in a fast-paced development environment.
- Sound technical decision-making within the scope of assigned responsibilities.
- Strong focus on quality, process compliance, and engineering excellence.
- Ability to work effectively as a team member while independently driving assigned tasks.
- Customer-focused mindset with an understanding of business and product objectives.