Advanced Engineer, Embedded Controls

Job Description

Hyliion is committed to creating innovative solutions that enable clean, flexible and affordable electricity production. The Company's primary focus is to develop distributed power generators that can operate on various fuel sources to future-proof against an ever-changing energy economy.

Job Purpose

The Advanced Engineer, Embedded Controls supports development and testing of generator systems, working as part of Hyliion's KARNO technology team. This position will work with hardware and software engineers to deliver embedded controls solutions.

Duties and Responsibilities

Design and integration of embedded systems software and hardware for controlling generator technologies

Work in a lab environment with hands-on systems integration support

Test and evaluation of new embedded control system features and functions

Working with host PC interfaces for logging, viewing, analyzing, and summarizing data from embedded targets

Participate in daily stand-ups and other team meetings

Qualifications

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Qualifications include:

Education, Experience and Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline

Master's degree focused on control/embedded systems engineering is preferred

5+ years of experience in embedded control systems design and integration

Experience with embedded systems hardware and software integration including proficiency with controller design, real-time systems programming, using debuggers, logging and analyzing data, troubleshooting controllers, etc.

Skills and Abilities

Self-motivated individual with the ability to work in a team and on own initiative

Good analytical troubleshooting skills with excellent technical, analytical, and communication skills

Strong problem-solving skills and ability to learn new methods and processes

Control systems design experience with sensor and actuator interfaces, dynamic systems modeling, control block diagrams, control algorithms, time and frequency domain modeling, and simulations

Model-based controls development experience using MATLAB/Simulink

Proficiency with real-time systems analysis, design, implementation, and testing

Embedded systems software development experience in C programming

Proficiency with maintaining code bases with source code configuration and control

Experience with data logging and analysis for performance and root cause analysis (including parsing, plotting, calculating summary metrics, etc.)

Using lab instruments (meters, scopes, power supplies, logic analyzers, etc.) for embedded systems testing and debugging.

Familiarity with electronics design including PCBAs, power supplies, filters, amplifiers, discrete I/Os, buffers, transceivers, connectors, etc. is a plus

Auto-code generation in Simulink is a plus

Python scripting and data analysis experience is a plus

Power electronics knowledge and experience with electrical machines is a plus

Experience with ARM Cortex-M based MCUs and development environments is a plus

Role Classification and Working Conditions

This is a salaried, exempt -level position. This position typically works in an office environment; and given the nature of our business is also exposed to operations/warehouses/production environments.

Physical/Other Requirements

Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Ability to travel, as needed, by plane, automobile, etc.

Benefits:

Medical Plans, with PPO or HDHP options

Dental Plans, with buy-up option

Vision Plan

Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Plans, with buy-up options

Short Term Disability, paid for by the company

Long Term Disability, paid for by the company

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Health Savings Account (HSA)

401k/Roth 401k

Voluntary Accident Plans

Voluntary Critical Illness Plans

Hospital Indemnity Plan

Hyliion is proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, age, disability, veteran status. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to otherwise participate in the employment selection process, please direct your inquires to Hyliion's human resources department at .

Full-time