Modern Controls Engineer Senior Embedded Software & Controls Tech Specialist

Pay Rate: $91,500 - $148,000

Work Mode: Onsite
Location: New Hudson, MI

About the Role

Direct Hire opportunity with a daytime schedule Monday-Friday 8AM - 5PM. Additional effort may be required to meet project deadlines. Travel is approximately 10%, mostly in the Great Lakes region to test sites.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, and validate embedded control systems for defense applications
• Support the full lifecycle from modeling and algorithm development through hardware integration and vehicle-level deployment
• Implement control algorithms using classic and modern control techniques
• Perform stability, robustness, and performance analysis
• Design and tune multi-loop and multi-axis control architectures
• Deploy control algorithms using Simulink and embedded C/C environments
• Develop and validate control strategies through SIL, HIL, bench, and vehicle testing
• Support system commissioning, calibration, and field troubleshooting
• Develop state-space and frequency-domain models of electromechanical, hydraulic, and vehicle systems
• Identify performance metrics and system specifications from model results
• Support design, selection, and integration of electronic components
• Communicate mechanical requirements of system to design staff
• Troubleshoot and resolve system and electrical issues

Requirements

• MS or PhD in Automotive, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Mechatronic Systems
• Minimum 8 years of engineering experience

Skills

• Control system modeling and simulation in MATLAB, Simulink, and Stateflow
• Experience with classical control techniques including PID, lead-lag compensation, loop shaping, root locus design, feedforward control, and cascaded loop architectures
• Experience with modern control techniques including state-space modeling, LQR/LQG, Kalman Filtering, Model Predictive Control (MPC), robust control, and MIMO system design
• Numerical optimization methods for parameter fitting and control tuning
• Embedded Model-Based Development tools (Simulink/Stateflow Coder, MotoHawk, Raptor, OpenECU, dSPACE)
• Embedded software in C/C on microcontrollers, Linux, or RTOS-based platforms
• Expertise in specific areas such as Weapon Systems, Combat Vehicle Engineering, Fire Control Systems, and Turrets and Ammo Handling Systems
• Knowledge of MIL Standards for software, electronics, communications, cyber and functional safety (MIL-STD-498, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-882E, DO-178C, DO-254)
• Experience delivering defense software CDRLs
• Familiarity with networking protocols and standards (Ethernet, TCP/IP, UDP, EtherCAT, DDS, TSN)
• Understanding of automotive protocols (CAN, LIN, J1939, XCP/CCP) and tools (Vector, Kvaser, INCA)
• Experience with actuator controls (motors, valves) and by-wire design
• Knowledge of electric and hybrid vehicle architecture
• Vehicle/system level simulation (ADAMS, Dymola, CarSim/TruckSim, FMI/FMU)
• Vehicle and system troubleshooting experience
• Electrical/Mechanical/Hydraulic/Pneumatic system design and simulation
• Data acquisition hardware and software experience
• Must meet the requirements for obtaining US Government clearance

Benefits

• Position requires light physical activity
• Daytime schedule Monday-Friday with infrequent night/weekend work for project surge support and additional effort as needed to achieve deadlines
• Some travel as required or on-site customer work