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Mechanical Engr – Senior – Firmware and Controls
| Company | RTX |
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| Location | Tucson, AZ, USA |
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| Salary | $82000 – $164000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- Education: B.S. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Math or related science degree
- A minimum of 6 years of experience in embedded firmware design, development and verification.
- Strong fundamentals with C/C++ development on embedded hardware platforms.
- Basic proficiency with model development and data analysis in MATLAB/Simulink
- Ability to obtain and maintain a US security clearance prior to the start date. U.S. citizenship is required as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
Responsibilities
- Help design, implement and verify motor control embedded firmware designs for current and future Control Actuation Systems.
- Implement digital control algorithms in C/C++ in conjunction with the Controls and Algorithms team.
- Interact with mechanical and electrical design engineers and vendors to optimize hardware designs.
- Perform hands-on hardware and firmware integration and verification testing in a laboratory environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience of developing firmware or software for safety significant environments including requirements development and traceability, design decomposition and documentation, static code analysis, design to safety critical coding standards such as MISRA-C, test case development, code coverage including modified decision/code coverage (MC/DC), code coverage analysis and formal qualification testing.
- A working understanding of configurable logic (FPGA firmware) and VHDL.
- Experience implementing digital control algorithms in hardware including embedded microcontrollers, digital signal processors, FPGAs and a working understanding of serial communication interfaces, analog to digital converters, and PWM generators.
- Experience working with and integrating hardware.
- Basic understanding of field-oriented control techniques and experience with various PWM schemes such as space vector modulation.
- Basic understanding of modeling and controls of electric motors and solid background in PMSM motor fundamentals.
- Digital and analog signal electronics design, development and verification.
- Systems engineering design and development or have experience working in a disciplined, controlled manner, fully documenting work; extensively commenting code, test benches and test software.
- Use of software/firmware configuration management tools such as GIT, Subversion or similar tools.
- Strong verbal and written communication and ability to work hands-on in teams.
