Senior Electro-Mechanical Engineer - Servo Controls

General Atomics-posted about 1 month ago
Full-time • Mid Level
Onsite • Poway, CA
5,001-10,000 employees
Publishing Industries
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), an affiliate of General Atomics, is a world leader in proven, reliable remotely piloted aircraft and tactical reconnaissance radars, as well as advanced high-resolution surveillance systems. We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Electro-Mechanical Engineer - Servo Controls within our ASI Electrical Engineering group. The position is located in Poway, CA.

  • Analyze, design, develop, support and troubleshoot control algorithms for servo systems, antiskid brakes, environmental control systems and power electronics for unmanned air vehicles and ground support equipment.
  • Will be responsible for analog, digital, S-domain and Z-domain controller design with appropriate analysis, modeling and simulation.
  • Responsibilities also include electrical, mechanical and software test and/or test support in the lab and in the field to verify system performance and troubleshoot problems. This includes test set-up and test data collection.
  • Multidisciplinary responsibilities include plant characterization of electronics, electromagnetic devices, servo mechanisms and aircraft structures.
  • Responsibilities also include requirements definition for individual servo components (electric motors - power, speed, torque; gear trains - reduction ratios, lash, friction characteristics; feedback devices - resolution, accuracy, noise, etc). This includes supporting in-house design or locating off-the-shelf vendor components and/or helping vendors develop components to meet requirements.
  • Responsible for all documentation necessary for sound engineering development (lab notebooks, test reports, trade studies, block diagrams, hand sketches, theory of operations, white papers, etc).
  • Responsible for all documentation necessary to support production (test procedures, test records, bill of materials, interface control drawings, source control drawings, change requests, change notices, etc).
  • Responsible for generating documentation as necessary for customer support (slide presentations, field instructions and troubleshooting memos, field alert bulletins).
  • Will also be required to travel to GA-ASI and military test facilities (El Mirage, Grey Butte and other US facilities) to perform engineering tests and provide engineering support as needed.
  • Required to travel to vendor facilities to provide engineering support and/or vendor evaluation as needed (US).
  • Performs other duties as assigned
  • Responsible for observing all laws, regulations and other applicable obligations wherever and whenever business is conducted on behalf of the Company.
  • Expected to work in a safe manner in accordance with established operating procedures and practices.
  • Typically requires a bachelors degree, masters degree or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience as follows; four or more years of experience with a bachelors degree or two or more years of experience with a masters degree. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education.
  • Experience in closed loop control analysis and design including S-domain and Z-domain controllers.
  • Must have analytical and practical knowledge of electro-magnetic and mechanical devices.
  • Must have hands on hardware experience.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance is required.
  • Background in analysis, design and product development.
  • Experience with analysis in Microsoft Excel and/or MATLAB.
  • Familiarity with C programming.
  • Experience with system verification test methods (phase-gain stability determination using small signal swept sine or random noise, and large signal transient disturbances).
  • Familiarity with digital filtering, understanding of different types of filters FIR, IIR, Butterworth, etc.
  • Familiarity with Linear Quadratic Regulator and Estimator approaches to quasi optimal steady state and non-steady state controls solutions.
  • Familiarity with simulation techniques including the Runge-Kutta methods of non-linear simulations.
  • Experience with state space approaches to analyzing controls problems as well as classical frequency domain methods.
  • Self-motivated. Completes tasks with little supervision.
  • Can-do attitude that doesn't shy away from new challenges, making adjustments and solving problems real time.
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