Senior Embedded Software & Controls Tech Specialist - Defense
About The Position
Pratt Miller is a product development company in motorsports, defense, and mobility industries providing clients with product engineering and low-volume production solutions. Our range of research & development, engineering, prototype manufacturing, test & validation, and low-rate production capability help our customers bring their high-quality products to market faster. The Senior Embedded Software & Controls Tech Specialist will be responsible for the design, development, implementation, and validation of embedded control systems for defense applications. This role requires deep expertise in classical and modern control theory, real-time embedded systems, and system-level integration. The position is highly technical and hands-on, supporting the full lifecycle from modeling and algorithm development through hardware integration and vehicle-level deployment.
Requirements
- MS or PhD in Automotive, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Mechatronic Systems
- 8+ years of engineering experience
- Must meet the requirements for obtaining US Government clearance
Nice To Haves
- Control system modeling and simulation in MATLAB, Simulink, and Stateflow
- Classical control techniques including PID, lead–lag compensation, loop shaping, root locus design, feedforward control, and cascaded loop architectures
- 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 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
- Networking protocols and standards (Ethernet, TCP/IP, UDP, EtherCAT, DDS, TSN)
- Automotive protocols (CAN, LIN, J1939, XCP/CCP) and Tools (Vector, Kvaser, INCA)
- Actuator controls (motors, valves) and by-wire design
- 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
Responsibilities
- Controls System Design & Development
- 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
- System Simulation and Modeling
- Develop state-space and frequency-domain models of electromechanical, hydraulic, and vehicle systems through physical modeling and system identification methods
- Identify performance metrics and system specifications from model results
- Model correlation and validation to test data
- Use models to develop and test controls algorithms
- System Hardware Integration
- Support design, selection, and integration of electronic components
- Communicate mechanical requirements of system to design staff
- Identify controller hardware to meet I/O and computational requirements
- Troubleshoot and resolve system and electrical issues
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
