Senior Vehicle Controls Integration Engineer
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Troy, Michigan, United States
- Work setup
- Onsite
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Skills
Nice to have
- Demonstrated ownership of complex vehicle control systems from concept through prototype development, validation, production launch, and field support
- Experience developing system requirements, interface definitions, diagnostics, and controls integration strategies across multiple engineering disciplines
- Experience directing technical activities for suppliers and external engineering partners while maintaining ownership of engineering decisions and system performance
- Experience making complex engineering decisions in fast-paced product development environments with evolving requirements and aggressive launch schedules
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Controls Engineering, Robotics, or a related technical discipline
- Experience with commercial vehicles, body-on-chassis platforms, vocational vehicles, or heavy-duty vehicle systems
- Experience developing embedded controls for braking, steering, suspension, body controls, or other intelligent vehicle systems
- Experience with ISO 26262, functional safety, diagnostics, cybersecurity, or AUTOSAR development methodologies
- Experience supporting clean-sheet vehicle development or accelerated product launches
- Experience integrating multiple electronic control systems within a common vehicle architecture
- Experience supporting production launch and field issue resolution for electronically controlled vehicle systems
Full description
About Blue Bird Corporation
Blue Bird (NASDAQ: BLBD) is recognized as a technology leader and innovator of school buses since its founding in 1927. Our dedicated team members design, engineer and manufacture school buses with a singular focus on safety, reliability, and durability. School buses carry the most precious cargo in the world – 25 million children twice a day – making them the most trusted mode of student transportation. The company is the proven leader in low- and zero-emission school buses with more than 25,000 propane, natural gas, and electric powered buses sold. Blue Bird is transforming the student transportation industry through cleaner energy solutions. For more information on Blue Bird’s complete product and service portfolio, visit .
JOB SUMMARY
The Senior Vehicle Controls Integration Engineer owns the integration of intelligent vehicle control systems across a new commercial chassis platform from concept through production launch. This role serves as the technical authority for vehicle controls integration, embedded electronic systems, sensors, actuators, and electromechanical interfaces while ensuring seamless integration between hardware, software, electrical architecture, and mechanical systems. Responsibilities include developing system requirements, defining interfaces, supporting controls integration, and delivering production-ready vehicle functionality.
Working closely with other engineering teams, manufacturing, suppliers, and external engineering partners, this position is empowered to establish technical direction, make timely engineering decisions, and drive execution across the complete product lifecycle.
This is a high-impact role for an experienced engineer who thrives in ambiguity, enjoys solving complex integration challenges, and wants meaningful ownership over the intelligent systems that define vehicle capability, safety, and customer experience.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Vehicle Controls Architecture: Develop and own the vehicle controls architecture for embedded controllers, electronic actuators, sensors, and intelligent electromechanical systems supporting the commercial chassis platform.
- Systems Integration: Lead integration of electrical, software, and mechanical systems to ensure robust functionality, diagnostics, reliability, manufacturability, and production-ready performance.
- Requirements & Interface Definition: Develop and manage system requirements, Interface Control Documents (ICDs), communication interfaces, and functional interactions supporting vehicle controls and intelligent systems.
- Controls Strategy & Integration: Partner with controls software, electrical architecture, and systems engineering teams to define control strategies, diagnostics, fault management, and system behaviors that support overall vehicle performance.