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GENERAC POWER SYSTEMS INC
Sussex, WI, United States
about 1 month ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

MATLAB Software Tools Model-Driven Development

Job description

For more than 65 years, we’ve turned big ideas into solutions that help protect homes, strengthen businesses and build a more resilient, efficient, sustainable energy future.

Ready to Power a Smarter World with us?

The Controls Engineer I is responsible for providing engineering input to the product development projects assigned to him/her including interfacing with the cross functional team consisting of engineering, operations (industrial engineering, production, and material procurement), sourcing, quality, service, and marketing.

Major Responsibilities

  • Designs, validates and brings new products to market
  • Provides new product development support in the Industrial, Commercial, Residential and/or Retail generator or Power Tool product areas including: creating and maintaining control algorithms and simulation models, supporting product development plans (schedule, product cost, meeting design inputs), interfacing with internal company personnel, provide technical support for assigned projects.
  • Specifies precise new product functional requirements; designs, tests and integrates standard, less complex components to produce final designs; 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 standard products and/or components; creates and reviews product configuration and tunning files.
  • Collaborates with internal partners, designers and product specialists to optimize basic designs for manufacturability.
  • Applies model-based design methodologies to develop and validate new designs, producing detailed simulation results.
  • Other duties could include: supporting product development plans (schedule, product cost, meeting design inputs; Acts as a resource to more experienced engineers.

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or related Engineering discipline
  • At least 3 months of relevant work experience;

Preferred Requirements

  • Experience with modeling tools such as MATLAB/Simulink
  • Familiarity developing and tuning control algorithms
  • Familiarity with power system applications, including battery energy storage systems
  • Ability to perform detail oriented work with a high degree of accuracy;
  • Ability to translate technical information to all audiences;
  • Uses basic engineering knowledge to improve products or services;
  • Able to solve basic engineering problems; good decision-making skills;
  • Proficient oral and written communication

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