Engineer II, Guidance, Navigation and Control

Kubota • Grapevine, TX

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Design, develop, and maintain industrial-grade automation and control systems within off-highway machinery with the focus to reduce operator dependency. Collaborate with a cross-functional team to develop off highway vehicle automation and autonomy solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelors in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Robotics Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering or Control Engineering or a related field with control systems emphasis required. Masters or Doctorate degree preferred.
• Minimum five years progressive control systems engineering in related product environments required.
• Experience in Model-based System Design in MATLAB/Simulink environment required.
• Experience with classical and modern control systems required.
• Willingness to travel 20%.

Nice To Haves

• Masters or Doctorate degree preferred.
• Experience with navigation algorithms and filters preferred.
• Experience developing vehicle dynamics simulations preferred.
• Experience with code generation of model-based algorithms
• Experience developing for embedded systems preferred.
• Experience with integration, test, and evaluation of embedded control systems.
• Experience using simulation models to validate vehicle controls and functional safety preferred.
• Experience with navigation sensors such as GPS and inertial systems, particularly for applications on ground vehicles and/or aircraft preferred.
• Experience with or understanding of real-time control systems preferred.
• Experience with Windows and Linux development environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and validate control systems and automation technologies to operate on vehicle guidance, navigation, and control systems
• Work in a team or individually to design, test, and develop navigation and control algorithms developed using model-based design in Matlab/Simulink to be run on embedded real-time platforms.
• Develop and document control system implementations to user and functional requirements within specified timeframes
• Design, develop and test control system software in accordance with the company’s development processes and standards
• Contribute to the innovation and advancement of the Company’s machine control products
• Perform tasks as specified by the Functional Manager and Project Manager
• Other related duties as assigned by management.

What This Job Offers

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