Sr. Controls Engineer

About Oshkosh AeroTech an Oshkosh company

Oshkosh AeroTech is a leading provider of aviation ground support products gate equipment and airport services to commercial airlines airports air-freight carriers ground handling and military customers. Oshkosh AeroTech offers products that make a difference in peoples lives by supporting those in our communities who do some of the toughest work. They own many of the most trusted brands in the air transportation industry including LEKTRO JetAire JetPower AmpTekÔ Jetway and more.

The Sr Engineer Controls works within engineering groups to support the development and implementation of control strategies and sub-system requirements for advanced equipment control systems. This role supports a broad range of Ogden products including aircraft ground air conditioning equipment aircraft ground power conversion equipment load sharing systems and military aircraft ground support systems.

Controls work encompasses control strategy development and verification including:

• Component selection (electronic control modules VFDs motors drives engines generators energy storage cells sensors etc.)
• Embedded printed board systems or programmable logic controllers (Allen Bradley Beckhoff IFM)
• HMI design integration development programming communications and applications

This role supports both new product development and sustaining engineering efforts including modernization of legacy systems due to component obsolescence and requires strong ownership of PLC programming operator interface development and hands-on troubleshooting support.

YOUR IMPACT

These duties are not meant to be all-inclusive and other duties may be assigned

• Perform engineering calculations investigations and tasks supporting control system development and implementation
• Deliver results according to Oshkosh and general industry engineering standards and processes
• Support more senior engineers and product leads in preparation of plans designs computation methods integration and reporting
• Support both new product development (NPD) and sustaining engineering efforts including hardware and software obsolescence updates and system replication using modern components
• Design develop and program PLC-based control systems and operator interfaces (HMIs) including:
  • Creation of intuitive user-friendly displays
  • Alarm handling and system feedback visualization
• Support integration of multiple control systems and communication across networks
• Provide hands-on troubleshooting support for manufacturing and test cell operations identifying root cause across software hardware and process-related issues
• Support production implementation field service support and sustaining engineering activities across a wide variety of products
• Collaborate with software engineering internal engineering groups and external component suppliers
• Provide guidance or mentorship to entry level engineers designers or technicians
• Support equipment sub-system controls research development verification and validation testing and production implementation
• Support development of requirements including resources equipment estimates test plans and milestones
• Develop and utilize test environments including bench testing and simulated systems to validate control strategies
• Work with internal and external teams (industry consortiums universities) on advanced control development and component development efforts
• Read and interpret electrical wiring schematics diagrams wire tag tables and P&IDs
• Generate Control Narratives with strong revision control documentation
• Other duties as assigned
• Regular attendance is required

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Accredited Bachelors degree in mechanical electrical or mechatronics Engineering or related field
• Three (3) or more years of related experience

STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS

• Five (5) or more years of experience in controls engineering systems integration or a related field
• Experience integrating multiple PLC-controlled systems and enabling communication across networks (SCADA or similar environments)
• Strong experience in:
  • PLC programming (Allen Bradley Beckhoff IFM)
  • Operator interface (HMI) development
• TwinCAT (2 and 3) experience desired with preference for TwinCAT 3
• Experience developing end-user equipment interfaces with a focus on usability and intuitive operation
• Experience working in high-mix environments requiring standardization across multiple products
• Familiarity with:
  • Altium (circuit board design)
  • Copia (Gerber file repositories)
• Experience supporting manufacturing environments including troubleshooting and production support
• Work experience in automotive or heavy-duty vehicle CANbus/Modbus/Bacnet and architecture a plus
• Embedded software development experience using C/C/C# or Python a plus

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Internal Contacts: Contact with peers and others involving explanation of information (these contacts may be within or outside department or division) and the gathering of factual information; may include the communication of sensitive or confidential information.
• External Contacts: Limited external contact to gather information answer queries or ask assistance.
• Communication Skills: Read write and comprehend simple instructions short correspondence and memos; Read and interpret safety rules operating/maintenance instructions and procedure manuals; Write routine reports correspondence and speak effectively before both internal and external groups; Read analyze and interpret business manuals technical procedures and/or government regulations: Read analyze and interpret scientific and technical journals financial reports and legal documents.
• Decision-Making: Regularly makes decisions of responsibility involving evaluation of information. Decisions may require development or application of alternatives or precedents.
• Complexity Judgment and Problem Solving: Generally diversified and moderately difficult work. Requires judgment in the adaptation and interpretation of established practices and procedures to meet problems and situations to which the application is not clearly defined.
• Supervisory/Managerial: General instructing scheduling and reviewing the work of others performing the same or directly related work. Acts as lead worker.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Physical Demands: Frequent: Standing Walking/Running Sitting Reaching Hearing Talking Visual Typing; Occasional: Driving Fine Dexterity Manual Dexterity Soldering; Upper Extremity Repetitive Motion; Seldom: Lifting/Carrying 25lbs. Pushing/Pulling 25llbs.
• Non-Physical Demands: Frequent: Analysis/Reasoning Communication/Interpretation Math/Mental Computation Reading Sustained Mental Activity (i.e. auditing problem solving grant writing composing reports) Writing.
• Environmental Demands: Frequent: Work Alone Frequent Task Changes Tedious/Exacting Work; Occasional: High Volume Public Contact.
• Work Schedule: Routine shift hours. Infrequent overtime weekend or shift rotation.
• Demands/Deadlines: High volume and variable work demands and deadlines impose strain on routine basis or considerable stress intermittently; OR regular direct contacts with distressed individuals within the immediate work environment; and/or exposure to demands and pressures from persons other than immediate supervisor.

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Pay Range:

The above pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target pay for the position across all U.S. locations. Within this range individual pay is determined by various factors including the scope and responsibilities of the role the candidates experience education and skills as well as the equity of pay among team members in similar positions. Beyond offering a competitive total rewards package we prioritize a people-first culture and offer various opportunities to support team member growth and success.

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