Controls Engineer Team Lead-Defense

Controls Engineer Team Lead-Defense

Requirements

• BS or MS in Automotive, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Mechatronic Systems
• 6+ years of engineering experience
• Deep understanding of embedded systems, control theory, and real-time software design

Responsibilities

• Manage and track goals of direct reports
• Mentor direct reports
• Assist with employee retention and recruitment
• Assist with budget and department goal setting
• Lead all controls and software development activities
• Work with cross functional project leads to ensure project success
• Define controls architecture, platform, and functionality
• Define and create control algorithms for specific systems in a Simulink environment
• 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
• Identify and 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

• Embedded software in C/C++ on microcontrollers, Linux, or RTOS-based platforms
• System modeling and simulation in MATLAB, Simulink, and Stateflow
• Model-Based Development (MotoTron/MotoHawk, Raptor, OpenECU, dSPACE)
• Vehicle/system level simulation (ADAMS, Dymola, CarSim/ TruckSim, FMI/FMU)
• Expertise in specific areas such as: Weapon Systems, Combat Vehicle Engineering, Fire Control Systems, Turrets and Ammo Handling Systems
• Knowledge of MIL Standards for electronics, software, communications, cyber and functional safety (MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-704, MIL-STD-882, MIL-STD-1275, DO-178C, DO-254)
• Vehicle and system troubleshooting experience
• Data acquisition hardware and software experience
• Networking protocols and standards (Ethernet, TCP/IP, UDP, DDS, TSN)
• Automotive communication protocols (CAN, Ethernet, LIN, Automotive Ethernet, DSRC)
• CAN Tools (Vector, Kvaser, INCA)
• Electric and Hybrid vehicle architecture
• Electrical/Mechanical/Hydraulic/Pneumatic system design and simulation
• Actuator controls (motors, valves), autonomous and by-wire design
• Must meet the requirements for obtaining US Government clearance