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Controls Engineer
Tucson, AZ
$53 on W2
Skills/Attributes: Controls Engineer, Simulation, Testing
Required Experience, Knowledge & Skills:
- Years of experience: Minimum 5-7 years in this capacity is a must
- Controls software development and/or testing experience
- Machine/Vehicle level engineering experience, preferably in machine performance, controls, testing or simulation areas (one or more)
- Familiarity with Mining Trucks operation and the application
- Experience with machine controls, software, testing and simulation methods
Preferred Experience, Knowledge & Skills:
- Large Mining Trucks and Off Highway trucks knowledge. (Preferably at machine level or system integration level)
- Expertise / Understanding of machine performance, controls and software development
- Some expertise in Dynasty tool
- Some understanding of truck applications
- Some understanding of Autonomous operations
Soft Skills Required:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Pro-active problem solver
- Project management skills
Responsibilities:
- Work with LMT Controls lead, Program technical lead, SW coordinator and other controls engineers to develop requirements for various machine level controls and SW features
- Review current production machine control logics and SW specs to understand changes required for new machine and document the same in the requirements specifications.
- Hold meetings with key technical personnel, as needed, to review the control specs and get alignment.
- Drive commonality and hardware and SW between various machine platforms with documentation of tradeoffs and benefits.
- Perform SIL, HIL, MIL simulations as needed to find tune or validate the control logics
- Develop thorough and efficient system and machine level validation plans (SIL/HIL/OnMachine,etc) to ensure machine functionality is defect free under all operating and environmental conditions in the field.
- Inquire and document technology road maps and future attachment options to ensure necessary provisions are included in the scope of controls and SW requirements
- Support field follow validation for the new control logics via data analytics plan
- Provide necessary support to resolve the filed issues quickly by working with various subsystem and component level controls and SW teams.