Controls Engineer II

Controls Engineer II

Requirements

• BS or MS in Automotive, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Mechatronic Systems
• 3+ years of engineering experience

Responsibilities

• Define controls architecture, platform, and functionality
• Defines and creates control algorithms for specific systems in Simulink or C/C++
• Develop and test controls performance through modeling, bench, and vehicle testing
• Integration and commissioning of prototype systems in development vehicles
• Formulate multi-domain models of mechanical, hydraulic, and electronic systems
• Analyze important performance metrics and system specifications from model results
• Model correlation and validation to test data
• Use models to develop and test controls algorithms
• Support design, selection, and integration of electronic components
• Communicate mechanical requirements of system to design staff
• Identify controller hardware to meet I/O and computational requirements
• Communicate wiring and connector requirements to support harness builds
• Troubleshoot and resolve system and electrical issues

Preferred Qualifications

• System modeling and simulation in MATLAB, Simulink, and Stateflow
• Model-Based Development (MotoTron/MotoHawk, Raptor, OpenECU, dSPACE)
• Embedded software in C/C++ on microcontrollers, Linux, or RTOS-based platforms
• Vehicle/system level simulation (ADAMS, CarSim/ TruckSim, Dymola, FMI/FMU)
• Vehicle and system troubleshooting experience
• Data acquisition hardware and software experience
• Automotive communication protocols (CAN, Ethernet, LIN, Automotive Ethernet, DSRC)
• CAN Tools (Vector, Kvaser, INCA)
• Networking protocols and standards (Ethernet, TCP/IP, UDP, DDS)
• Electric and Hybrid vehicle architecture
• Electrical/Mechanical/Hydraulic/Pneumatic system design and simulation
• Actuator controls (motors, valves)
• Autonomous and by-wire design