Electrical & Controls Engineer

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Conduct architecture studies and design, develop, and validate electronic ECUs for small turbojet and turbofan engines.
• Define functional requirements, interfaces, performance specifications, and reliability targets.
• Define ECU environmental qualification requirements.
• Support software and firmware teams implementing engine control algorithms.
• Design and review ECU schematics, PCB layouts, and manufacturing and test documentation.
• Develop and validate engine control philosophies and operating logic.
• Define and oversee engine start sequence control, fuel scheduling, and acceleration and deceleration control.
• Develop wiring architectures, harness routing, connector specifications, and electrical installation standards.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience developing ECUs or equivalent embedded control systems.
• Experience with full product lifecycle development from concept through production.
• Background and/or familiarity in aerospace systems, gas turbine propulsion, or automotive engine controls.

Technical skills

• Programming experience using C, MATLAB/Simulink, LabVIEW, or similar.
• Technical experience in one or more of the listed topics, including FADEC or ECU development, PID control systems, wiring harness design, and root cause failure analysis.
• Listed standards and testing topics include MIL-STD-810 environmental qualification, MIL-STD-461 EMC testing, and DO-160 environmental testing.