Controls Engineer I

Generac • Sussex, WI

3d

About The Position

The Controls Engineer I is responsible for providing engineering input to the product development projects assigned to him/her including interfacing with the cross functional team consisting of engineering, operations (industrial engineering, production, and material procurement), sourcing, quality, service, and marketing. The Controls Engineer I designs, validates and brings new products to market. This role provides new product development support in the Industrial, Commercial, Residential and/or Retail generator or Power Tool product areas. This includes creating and maintaining control algorithms and simulation models, supporting product development plans (schedule, product cost, meeting design inputs), interfacing with internal company personnel, and providing technical support for assigned projects. The engineer specifies precise new product functional requirements; designs, tests and integrates standard, less complex components to produce final designs; and evaluates the design’s overall effectiveness, cost (including cost/benefit analysis), reliability (risk analysis), and safety. The role also involves designing, developing, executing and evaluating fitness-for-use testing, product specifications and process validation plans for standard products and/or components, and creating and reviewing product configuration and tuning files. The Controls Engineer I collaborates with internal partners, designers and product specialists to optimize basic designs for manufacturability and applies model-based design methodologies to develop and validate new designs, producing detailed simulation results. Other duties could include supporting product development plans (schedule, product cost, meeting design inputs) and acting as a resource to more experienced engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or related Engineering discipline
• At least 3 months of relevant work experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience with modeling tools such as MATLAB/Simulink
• Familiarity developing and tuning control algorithms
• Familiarity with power system applications, including battery energy storage systems
• Ability to perform detail oriented work with a high degree of accuracy
• Ability to translate technical information to all audiences
• Uses basic engineering knowledge to improve products or services
• Able to solve basic engineering problems
• Good decision-making skills
• Proficient oral and written communication

Responsibilities

• Designs, validates and brings new products to market
• Provides new product development support in the Industrial, Commercial, Residential and/or Retail generator or Power Tool product areas
• Creates and maintains control algorithms and simulation models
• Supports product development plans (schedule, product cost, meeting design inputs)
• Interfaces with internal company personnel
• Provides technical support for assigned projects
• Specifies precise new product functional requirements
• Designs, tests and integrates standard, less complex components to produce final designs
• Evaluates the design’s overall effectiveness, cost (including cost/benefit analysis), reliability (risk analysis), and safety
• Designs, develops, executes and evaluates fitness-for-use testing, product specifications and process validation plans for standard products and/or components
• Creates and reviews product configuration and tuning files
• Collaborates with internal partners, designers and product specialists to optimize basic designs for manufacturability
• Applies model-based design methodologies to develop and validate new designs, producing detailed simulation results
• Acts as a resource to more experienced engineers

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level