Sr. Control System Integration Engineer

Apple Apple · Big Tech · Sunnyvale, CA · Hardware

This role is for a Senior Control System Integration Engineer who will build capabilities to assess the performance of control system prototypes and associated sub-components. This includes developing methods, instrumentation, and test software to assess mechanisms, sensors, and electronics. The engineer will partner with control algorithm developers, mechanical and power electronics engineers to build, test, and validate highly customized control systems for unique applications.

What you'd actually do

  1. Prototype, develop, bring-up, debug and characterize new control techniques on real hardware
  2. Perform rapid integration and validation of complex prototypes
  3. Perform tuning, calibration and testing of control system in large scale
  4. Perform failure analysis and problem solving
  5. Communicate progress cross-functionally (written, verbal, and presentation)

Skills

Required

  • control engineering
  • sensor technology
  • digital signal processing
  • integration and validation
  • test and debug of physical systems (hardware/software/algorithms)
  • C/C++
  • Matlab/Simulink
  • Python
  • Git

Nice to have

  • embedded systems testing, analysis and bringup
  • high volume mass production
  • Field Oriented Control (FOC) techniques
  • data analytics
  • root cause analysis
  • code deployment on real time target systems (dSPACE, Speedgoat, or National Instruments HW systems)
  • serial communication protocols (Ethernet, CAN, LIN, UART, SPI, I2C, BISS)

What the JD emphasized

  • MS or PhD in Engineering + minimum of 8 years of industry experience
  • Strong knowledge in control engineering, sensor technology, digital signal processing, integration and validation
  • Experience in test and debug of physical systems (hardware/software/algorithms)
  • Coding skills in C/C++, Matlab/Simulink and/or Python