Controls Engineer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
• 5+ years of relevant work experience
• Ability to perform detail-oriented work with a high degree of accuracy on multiple projects
• Proficiency in developing control solutions for power system applications, including generators and battery energy storage systems
• Proficiency in closed loop tuning control tuning, stability analysis, and performance optimization of advanced control algorithms
• Expertise in model-based design methodologies, including development of high-fidelity system simulations, automated design verification and production-ready auto code generation
• Experience in test & validation plan and procedure development and execution including multiple methods (HIL/SIL, bench component and/or system testing, fault injection methods, etc.)
• Experience in new product design and development
• Demonstrated written communication and presentation skills
• Ability to translate technical information to all audiences
• Applies engineering knowledge and experience to improve products, services and processes
• MS Excel, MS Word
• Experience with machine design
• Previous experience with SAP or equivalent ERP

Responsibilities

• Designs, validates, and brings new products to market.
• Specifies precise new product functional requirements; designs, tests and integrates a variety of moderately complex components to produce final designs; and evaluates the design's overall effectiveness, cost (including cost/benefit analysis), reliability (risk analysis), and safety.
• Designs, develops, executes and evaluates fitness-for-use testing, product specifications and process validation plans for a variety of moderately complex products and/or components; creates and reviews material part specifications and bills of materials.
• Collaborates with internal manufacturing partners, contract manufacturers, designers and product specialists to optimize moderately complex designs for manufacturability.
• Utilizes PLC programming proficiency to develop programming instructions for optimal machine operation.
• Supporting product development plans (schedule, product cost, meeting design inputs)
• Acts as a resource to mentor and teach less experienced engineers.
• Travel to other Generac facilities as necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.