Model-Based Controls Engineer

Required Skills & Experience

• Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Mechatronics, or a closely related discipline
• Strong experience with model-based development/model-based controls
• Experience developing controls for embedded systems, controllers, or microcontrollers
• Strong verification and validation (V&V) experience within an engineering/product-development environment
• Experience using MATLAB/Simulink or comparable model-based engineering/control-development tools
• Strong mathematical, statistical, and analytical background
• Experience within a manufacturing, physical product, automotive, industrial, aerospace, robotics, power tools, or similar product-development environment
• Hands-on experience taking control models or algorithms through development, testing, validation, and implementation Ability to work cross-functionally with embedded software, electrical, mechanical, systems, and validation engineering teams

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Advanced experience with MATLAB/Simulink and Stateflow
• Experience with Model-in-the-Loop (MIL), Software-in-the-Loop (SIL), Processor-in-the-Loop (PIL), or Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing
• Experience with automatic code generation from Simulink models into embedded software
• Experience establishing or improving model-based controls development processes
• Experience developing controls for motors, battery systems, power electronics, electromechanical products, or other intelligent/connected physical products Experience helping engineering organizations transition from traditional/manual development practices to model-based development

Job Description

Insight Global is seeking a Model-Based Controls Engineer/Leader for a top global manufacturing and product-development organization. This individual will play a key role in advancing model-based development within the embedded controls environment, focusing on the design, simulation, verification, validation, and implementation of control strategies for physical products. The ideal candidate brings strong experience with embedded controls, model-based development, and MATLAB/Simulink or similar technologies, along with the ability to translate sophisticated mathematical models into validated control solutions that can ultimately be deployed onto embedded hardware.

Day-to-Day

• Develop and implement model-based control strategies for embedded product applications
• Build, simulate, test, and validate control algorithms before deployment to embedded hardware
• Support implementation of control models onto controllers and microcontrollers
• Perform rigorous verification and validation of models, algorithms, and embedded controls
• Work within the standards and development methodologies established by the broader Model-Based Design organization
• Partner with embedded software, systems, electrical, mechanical, and validation engineers throughout the product-development lifecycle
• Help improve consistency and repeatability in how model-based controls are developed and validated Support adoption of model-based controls methodologies across engineering teams and help overcome resistance to new development processes