Control System Architect

About the Role

This position is a technical expert leading the design, configuration, implementation, and support of complex customized control platforms for combinations of diesel genset, gas genset, energy storage systems, and other power products within the RRSA portfolio. The role involves high levels of client interaction, coordination with product R&D, and custom engineering teams across Augsburg, Liege, Friedrichshafen, and Mankato to develop controls solutions driven by market demand.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate development of control system architectures and configurations that meet client objectives on paralleled power system projects, leveraging products within the RRSA portfolio.
• Serve as the technical expert for formal specification, design, authoring of test scripts, and validation of design.
• Act as the Subject Matter Expert for coordinating maintenance and/or troubleshooting of control systems for complex power generation solutions, supporting Sales, Research & Development, Production, After-sales/Service, and global client dialogue (e.g., hyperscale datacenter customers).
• Serve as the control systems technical leader for Project Specific Business – Diesel, Gas, & Kinetic Power Packs to align global strategies on client platforms with identical or similar installations globally.
• Complete work according to standard engineering principles and practices, following ERP procedures per the company’s quality system.
• Adhere to applicable HSE procedures and work instructions associated with facility or project mandates.
• Promote a compliance culture in areas of responsibility and uphold the Rolls-Royce Code of Conduct.
• Perform special projects and other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Automotive Engineering and 7 years of control system design and engineering experience.
• Experience paralleling generator sets via electronic controls.
• Knowledge of SEP2, DNP3, or SunSpec Modbus communications protocols.
• Ability and willingness to travel for business trips (30%).
• Must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. without sponsorship (no Visa sponsorship available).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience programming ancillary equipment for industrial applications (e.g., cooling modules, chillers, fans).
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, line diagrams, ladder diagrams, point-to-point diagrams, and shop drawings.
• Strong computer skills: MS Office 365, ERP systems (SAP or JDE).
• Service or test experience.
• Genset control software experience.
• SEL AcSELerator software experience.
• B&R Automation Studio experience.
• Knowledge of power generation and distribution systems, including grid interconnection requirements and controls for island and microgrid solutions.
• Excellent analytical abilities and creative problem-solving skills for complex situations.

Benefits

• Comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package, including base pay and a discretionary bonus plan.
• Health, dental, vision, disability, life, and accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
• Flexible spending account and health savings account.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Paid Time Off, holidays, parental and family care leave.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Long-term incentive plan.

Pay

$114,400 - $185,900 annually.

Location

Mankato, MN