End-to-End High/Low voltage Design | Quality | Scaled Manufacturing
Sr. E-Drive Systems Engineer (Inverter and E-Axles)
TRATON R&D US/ International Trucks
About TRATON R&D
With its brands Scania, MAN, International, and Volkswagen Truck & Bus, the TRATON GROUP is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of commercial vehicles. The Group’s portfolio consists of trucks, buses, and light-duty commercial vehicles, as well as the sale of spare parts and customer services. The TRATON GROUP also offers a broad range of financial services to its commercial vehicle customers. The core belief is that the whole can be greater than the sum of its parts. With the help of our brands, we have the collective power to make a difference.
​The TRATON GROUP operates 25 major production sites worldwide in Europe, North America, Latin America, and Africa. TRATON SE is headquartered in Munich, Germany, while TRATON AB is located in Södertälje, Sweden.
Responsibilities
August 2024 - Present (1.2 years)
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Design Validation (DV) and the Processes Verification (PV) for different architectures for all types of Electric Propulsion and Electric Power Take Off components.
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Populate and review I/O’s relevant to ePropulsion architecture and application plan for cross-functional alignment.
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Provide technical assistance across cross-functional areas for E-Motor, Inverter & Power Electronics relevant to Procurement, Manufacturing, Assembly, Service, and Warranty organizations.
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Support prototype build and test activities associated with their respective components, subsystems, and project.
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Stay abreast of new e-Motors/Inverters/Electronics technology, including Benchmarking and cascade regional requirements in the global competence circle.
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Participate in the Electric Drives technical roadmap and develop different concepts (virtual and experimental) for the Propulsion System and Power Take Off System to meet its life and quality requirements
Components worked on and supplier collaboration
 Heavy duty e-Axle | Integration | Remote Inverter | 400-800V | 170-390kW |  Vehicle layout study | Domain Architecture | Commercial validation | Harness mapping |  High Voltage Inverters | 400-800V | 170-390kW |
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 e-Axle supplier |  e-Axle supplier |  Supplier |
 Supplier |  Silicon supplier |  Coil Driver supplier |
 HV and LV connectors | ICD | IP ratings | Terminal configurations for modular application |  Supplier |  Supplier |
Key Achievements
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Selected to be a part of the core-competency circle (Value creation team, VCT-Medium light-duty inverter/motor)
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Collaborated to develop rare-earth-free magnet prototype motors as part of VCT.
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Drove the High-Voltage bench set-up for integrating the e-propulsion unit into the energy management system and going HV-ready.
Competencies
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Engineering Tools: NX Teamcenter, WebCN, ICDs, CATIA, PSIM, GT-Suite, ThinkCell, Power BI, Jira, and MS Office package.
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Industry proficient in Network topology, Schematics, CAN Architecture, GD&T, DFMEA, DVP&R, DFM, EBOM, 8D, Ingress protection, APQP
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Industry standards: ISO/SAE 21434 (SAE Level I & II cert), ISO 26262, ISO 14644, FMVSS 305a