Embedded Controls Engineer, Airborne Electronic Hardware

BETA Technologies•Raleigh, NC

5d•$100,000 - $130,000

About The Position

The Embedded Controls Engineer - Airborne Electronic Hardware (AEH) works on a multidisciplinary team developing products for BETA’s electric aircraft and customer platforms. The role develops embedded software and integrates it with hardware during early product development and, as needed, to support full-scale production. It bridges hardware and software at the circuit-board level in an aerospace environment, with a focus on controls and embedded systems. The engineer develops control software for aerospace electronic equipment such as flight controllers, flight management systems, battery management systems, aircraft charge control systems, and electric motor controllers. The work includes designing, developing, and testing low-level source code, model-based software, and control algorithms that execute at the microcontroller level, as well as configuring hardware through software to meet architecture and functional requirements. The role may involve indoor and outdoor work in hot, cold, wet, or humid conditions, and duties in a standard office setting. Work may require varied physical activity, operation of material-handling equipment, use of personal protective equipment, and working around variable noise, fumes, airborne particles, or hazardous chemicals. Varying shifts and hours may be expected. Compensation is listed as $100,000–$130,000 USD.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Controls Engineering.
3–5 years of experience in embedded software development.
Proficiency with MATLAB and Simulink or other model-based design and code-generation tools.
Experience with closed-loop control applications or modeling.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
Electric motor control experience.
Electromagnet design, development, and control experience.
Experience with ARM microcontrollers, including STM32, TMS570, or AM26x series, and C2000 microcontrollers.
Electromagnetic actuator development experience.
Hands-on experience building and assembling system test setups.
Experience with rapid prototype development of hardware and software.
Experience with power electronics and/or switched power systems.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and test low-level source code, model-based software, and control algorithms.
Develop and write code to support control algorithms.
Troubleshoot hardware/software issues using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and spectrum analyzers.
Assist with hardware bring-up on prototype products as needed.
Define, capture, and analyze hardware/software interface definitions.
Support the design team in hardware and software architecture trade studies, subsystem development, and definition.