We seek a Model-Based Controls Engineer to join our team.

Duties and responsibilities for this role include:

• Confirming new software features integrate with control system to meet functionality requirements
• Controls and model requirements definition, controls architecting, design, analysis, implementation, and verification using MIL, SIL, and HIL techniques consistent with design requirements
• Designing and providing technical documents for the developed controls
• Designing, modeling, and integrating software functionalities in a real-time embedded environment
• Developing and analyzing requirements
• Developing controls solutions using the MBD technique
• Ensuring process compliance and configuration management
• Following common problem-solving techniques, such as 5 why’s, fishbone, etc.]
• Participating in software reviews
• Providing technical support, guidance, and collaboration for all software/ hardware implementation
• Working with product development teams to design and develop control algorithms

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be willing to work onsite in Erie, Pennsylvania, at least for one year
• Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in mechanical, electrical or computer engineering and 4 + years of pertinent experience
• Knowledge and capability in software such as MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow
• Advanced level knowledge and capability in Modeling/Simulation skills
• Advanced level knowledge and capability of at least one scripting language
• Understanding of communication protocol
• Understanding of control systems in automotive or medical devices
• Understanding of HIL systems
• User level knowledge and capability in UML and architectures
• User level knowledge and capability of at least one calibration tool
• User level knowledge and capability of at least one standard code editor
• User level knowledge and capability of MBD design guidelines
• User level knowledge and capability of Version Control/Requirements Management software
• Ability to perform gap analysis
• Ability to decipher highly technical data
• User level knowledge of Continuous Integration (CI) / Continuous development (CD)
• Ability to multi-task in an ever-changing time intensive work environment
• Ability to solve complex problems and meet tight deadlines
• Ability to work in cross-functional teams
• Locomotive domain knowledge is a plus