Staff Dyno Controls Engineer

ALSO•Palo Alto, CA

1d•$225,000 - $275,000

About The Position

ALSO is looking for a Dyno Controls Engineer to build in-house and highly customized dyno controls software platform, and work with the “dream drive” team to validate all small EVs and drive units built at ALSO.

Requirements

BS or MS (preferred) degree in Controls, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
Proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink, including model-based design, Stateflow, and developing automation scripts.
Experience with real-time simulation systems (e.g. Speedgoat, NI PXIe, dSpace, etc.) and GUI development.
Hands on experience of dynamometers, power supplies and power meters, testing motor drive systems.
Experience with motor control and electric drives.
Familiar with embedded controllers and programming languages such as C and Python.
Familiar with automotive and electric drives communication protocols (e.g., CAN, etherCAT) and tools such as Vector CANalyzer, CANape, etc.
Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and continuous integration workflows.

Nice To Haves

Experience with NI Veristand, LABVIEW is a PLUS.
Experience with Siemens drives is a PLUS.

Responsibilities

Develop, implement and validate in-house customized drive unit dynos, vehicle dynos, and test benches models, software and GUI.
Software Integration of drive units, dyno electric drives, speed/torque/temperature sensors, power supplies, cooling systems into dyno control systems.
Develop dyno and embedded controls interfaces for automatic validation and profiles.
Perform test and troubleshoot in dyno labs, or vehicle environments on control topics.
Identify, report, and track software bugs from dyno tests; analyze logs to troubleshoot issues.
Contribute to other propulsion control and motor control development.
Collaborate with controls, firmware, electrical, mechanical and system engineers to contribute to validation, development and requirements.