Embedded Software Engineer - Motor Control Design - Motorsports

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When you join the Electric Power Systems group at MTS, you will be part of a dynamic and creative team. Engineers in this team are responsible for developing and supporting high-performance electric drive systems, motors, and control. Current applications include Formula 1 and Formula E Racing, advanced e-Mobility, and power/dynamometer test systems. Our team provides systems that deliver world-class performance, safety, and reliability for our customers' most demanding applications.

Job Description

MTS Systems is seeking a self-directed individual to implement motor controls in customized embedded code for highly efficient, real-time, on-board systems. As an Embedded Software Engineer, you will work as a key team member alongside other subject matter experts on projects from concept through design to implementation.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical or equivalent from an ABET accredited institution (advanced degree preferred)

• Minimum 5 years engineering experience

• Use of Matlab/Simulink, especially for integrated controls design and auto-compilation to hardware

• Experience working with modern control chipsets e.g., (Texas Instruments, Xilinx)

• Demonstrated ability to support customers, and set/meet expectations at all technical and/or programmatic levels

• Implementation of advanced motor control technologies, including field weakening, harmonic modulation, over- and/or window-based sampling, direct-torque, sensorless algorithm, etc.)

• Experience with fast-paced projects (e.g,. Motorsport) to make and communicate good engineering decisions under pressured deadlines.

Key Responsibilities

Develops software requirements, design, implementation, verification, and validation for embedded control of custom electric motors and variable frequency drives

Simulates physical plant, control, and feedback signal to support system design optimization and predict control performance

Performs unit software testing and bread-board bench testing to minimize debugging time needed on full system

Develops test plans and unit test set-ups to validate and verify software and system performance

Integrates software, variable frequency drive, and custom motor prototypes in full-system factory test lab, remotely, and on-site customer locations

Plans, implements, and reports status of software features to internal and external customers

Other accountabilities/duties as assigned by the manager