Energy Systems Development Engineer (Charlotte)

Role: Energy Systems Development Engineer

Location: Charlotte, NC (100% Onsite)

Experience: 3–10 years

Responsibilities:

• Support bench and vehicle testing, debug, and root‑cause analysis.
• Complete/carry-out Functional Test Cases on benches or in-vehicle.
• Provide in-person support for prototype and pre-production vehicle commissioning.
• Participate in test trips for other teams, on behalf of Energy Systems, to enable quick issue resolution.
• Support prototype, pilot, and production builds, including launch support.
• Ensure Energy System’s sub-systems are functioning properly during testing.
• Collect and analyze data from benches and vehicles.
• Prepare technical documents summarizing testing results, compiling data and problem statements for Jira tickets.
• When issues arise pull together appropriate triage team to attack definition of root cause.

Critical Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree required in Mechanical/Mechatronics/EE or SW engineering.
• In-Vehicle test experience in related fields defined above – System and Functional Level.
• Hand-on experience debugging controls issues in vehicles
• Hands-on experience with vehicle thermal management and climate systems, including HVAC, coolant and refrigerant circuits, heat pumps, pumps, valves, and compressors.
• Hands-on experience with debugging Charging Systems, HV and LV electrical systems.
• INCA/Canalyzer/ATI/Vehicle Spy experience is critical
• Experience with HV safety is strongly preferred.
• Experience submitting vehicle rework requests to get vehicles repaired.
• Experience debugging instrumentation.
• Ability to travel and support test trips and proving grounds (US/Europe).
• Experience preparing vehicles for test trips.
• Ability to complete minor instrumentation installation in support of debugging.

Expectations / Preferences

• Works well in a team and fosters a collaborative, innovative work environment.
• Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and working with incomplete or evolving information.
• Works closely with power electronics, battery systems, and control systems engineers to integrate thermal and energy solutions seamlessly.
• Collaborate cross functionally within Energy System and within other Main System Teams to support debug, commissioning and to ensure complete vehicle testing is completed successfully.
• Familiarity with VW Group systems and prior experience on VW Group programs preferred.
• German language proficiency preferred.