Servo Controls Engineer
Job Category: Engineering
Location: Poway, California, United States
Employment Type: Permanent
Location Terms: Hybrid
Salary: USD110000
SERVO CONTROLS ENGINEER
Poway, California, USA
Hybrid; Full-time (9/80 schedule); Permanent
An exciting Servo Controls Engineer opportunity has just arisen with a global leader in the field of proven and dependable remotely piloted aircraft, tactical reconnaissance radars, and advanced high-resolution surveillance systems.
In this role you will:
- Analyze, design, develop, support and troubleshoot control algorithms for servo systems, antiskid brakes, environmental control systems and power electronics for unmanned air vehicles and ground support equipment.
- Will be responsible for analog, digital, S-domain and Z-domain controller design with appropriate analysis, modeling and simulation.
- Responsibilities also include electrical, mechanical and software test and/or test support in the lab and in the field to verify system performance and troubleshoot problems. This includes test set-up and test data collection.
- Multidisciplinary responsibilities include plant characterization of electronics, electromagnetic devices, servo mechanisms and aircraft structures.
- Responsibilities also include requirements definition for individual servo components (electric motors - power, speed, torque; gear trains - reduction ratios, lash, friction characteristics; feedback devices - resolution, accuracy, noise, etc.). This includes supporting in-house design or locating off-the-shelf vendor components and/or helping vendors develop components to meet requirements.
- Responsible for all documentation necessary for sound engineering development (lab notebooks, test reports, trade studies, block diagrams, hand sketches, theory of operations, white papers, etc.).
- Responsible for all documentation necessary to support production (test procedures, test records, bill of materials, interface control drawings, source control drawings, change requests, change notices, etc.).
- Responsible for generating documentation as necessary for customer support (slide presentations, field instructions and troubleshooting memos, field alert bulletins).
Requirements:
- A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
- Experience in closed-loop control analysis and design including S-domain and Z-domain controllers.
- Must have analytical and practical knowledge of electromagnetic and mechanical devices.
- Must have hands-on hardware experience.
- Holding or being eligible to obtain a DoD security clearance.
Compensation package:
- Basic salary up to $140k
- Annual bonus
- PTO: 15 days, increasing to 17 after the 1st year
- Matching 401k
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Life and disability insurance
- FSA
- Relocation assistance (where applicable)
If you have the expertise and ambition to take on this position, please apply. We are looking forward to discussing this opportunity with you in further detail.
SERVO CONTROLS ENGINEER
Poway, California, USA
Hybrid; Full-time (9/80 schedule); Permanent
An exciting Servo Controls Engineer opportunity has just arisen with a global leader in the field of proven and dependable remotely piloted aircraft, tactical reconnaissance radars, and advanced high-resolution surveillance systems.
In this role you will:
- Analyze, design, develop, support and troubleshoot control algorithms for servo systems, antiskid brakes, environmental control systems and power electronics for unmanned air vehicles and ground support equipment.
- Will be responsible for analog, digital, S-domain and Z-domain controller design with appropriate analysis, modeling and simulation.
- Responsibilities also include electrical, mechanical and software test and/or test support in the lab and in the field to verify system performance and troubleshoot problems. This includes test set-up and test data collection.
- Multidisciplinary responsibilities include plant characterization of electronics, electromagnetic devices, servo mechanisms and aircraft structures.
- Responsibilities also include requirements definition for individual servo components (electric motors – power, speed, torque; gear trains – reduction ratios, lash, friction characteristics; feedback devices – resolution, accuracy, noise, etc.). This includes supporting in-house design or locating off-the-shelf vendor components and/or helping vendors develop components to meet requirements.
- Responsible for all documentation necessary for sound engineering development (lab notebooks, test reports, trade studies, block diagrams, hand sketches, theory of operations, white papers, etc.).
- Responsible for all documentation necessary to support production (test procedures, test records, bill of materials, interface control drawings, source control drawings, change requests, change notices, etc.).
- Responsible for generating documentation as necessary for customer support (slide presentations, field instructions and troubleshooting memos, field alert bulletins).
Requirements:
- A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
- Experience in closed-loop control analysis and design including S-domain and Z-domain controllers.
- Must have analytical and practical knowledge of electromagnetic and mechanical devices.
- Must have hands-on hardware experience.
- Holding or being eligible to obtain a DoD security clearance.
Compensation package:
- Basic salary up to $140k
- Annual bonus
- PTO: 15 days, increasing to 17 after the 1st year
- Matching 401k
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Life and disability insurance
- FSA
- Relocation assistance (where applicable)
If you have the expertise and ambition to take on this position, please apply. We are looking forward to discussing this opportunity with you in further detail.