Pratt Miller
Defense
SeniorEmbeddedSoftware&ControlsTechSpecialistDefense
“Senior Embedded Software & Controls Tech Specialist - Defense at Pratt Miller. Skills: Embedded software, Controls engineering, System integration, Defense applications. Design embedded control systems. Develop embedded control systems”
Industry & Context.
Troubleshooting; System troubleshooting; Electrical troubleshooting; Root cause analysis
US Government clearance
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
MS or PhD in Automotive, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Mechatronic Systems, 8+ years of engineering experience, Meet requirements for obtaining US Government clearance
Nice to Have
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 Weapon Systems, Expertise in Combat Vehicle Engineering, Expertise in Fire Control Systems, Expertise in 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
What You'll Do.
Design embedded control systems
Develop embedded control systems
Implement embedded control systems
Validate embedded control systems
Implement control algorithms
Perform stability analysis
Perform robustness analysis
Perform performance analysis
Design control architectures
Tune control architectures
Deploy control algorithms
Develop control strategies
Validate control strategies
Support system commissioning
Support system calibration
Support field troubleshooting
Develop system models
Model electromechanical systems
Model hydraulic systems
Model vehicle systems
Identify performance metrics
Identify system specifications
Correlate models to test data
Validate models to test data
Use models to develop controls
Use models to test controls
Support hardware design
Support hardware selection
Support hardware integration
Communicate mechanical requirements
Identify controller hardware
Troubleshoot system issues
Troubleshoot electrical issues
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