Modern Controls Engineer - Senior

About Pratt Miller, an Oshkosh company

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.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND SKILLS: Typical responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

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

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION/YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:

MS or PhD in Automotive, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Mechatronic Systems

8+ years of engineering experience

DESIRED SPECIALIZED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:

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

Must meet the requirements for obtaining US Government clearance

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Position requires light physical activity

EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK:

Daytime schedule Monday-Friday with infrequent night/weekend work for project surge support and additional effort as needed to achieve deadlines

Some travel as required or on-site customer work

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Pay Range:

$104,100.00 - $173,900.00

The above pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target pay for the position across all U.S. locations. Within this range, individual pay is determined by various factors, including the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate's experience, education and skills, as well as the equity of pay among team members in similar positions. Beyond offering a competitive total rewards package, we prioritize a people-first culture and offer various opportunities to support team member growth and success.

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