Senior Embedded Control Engineer
About the Role
As a Senior Embedded Control Engineer, you will design firmware for power electronics systems (typically 3-30 kW) used in advanced industrial applications involving plasma generation and reactive gas processes. You'll tackle complex engineering challenges that require creativity, analysis, and innovative problem‑solving.
This role offers the opportunity to collaborate closely with scientists and multidisciplinary engineering teams exploring control mechanisms, power systems, and material interactions.
Your Day-to-Day Responsibilities
Technical Leadership
- Lead the development of DSP‑based digital control for power electronics projects that involve cross‑functional engineering teams.
- Drive the design and integration of inter-system communication among system‑level components.
Control Systems & Firmware
- Perform engineering analysis and implement advanced control algorithms for power converters, RF systems, and microwave systems.
- Develop, execute, and document Design Verification Test (DVT) plans; evaluate results and recommend optimal engineering tradeoffs.
Documentation & Lifecycle Management
- Create, maintain, and archive all necessary firmware development documentation throughout the product lifecycle.
Collaboration
- Work closely with power electronics engineers to integrate firmware and hardware.
- Participate in cross-functional teams supporting new product development involving power electronics for plasma‑generation applications.
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering with 5+ years of applicable experience, or an advanced degree with 3+ years of experience.
- Proven experience delivering DSP‑based firmware from concept through product launch, using C/C++ and/or MATLAB/Simulink.
- Hardware development experience, preferably using Altium or PADS for PCB design.
- Experience programmingDSPs for:
- Resonant inverters
- Buck or boost converters
- Single-phase or three-phase power factor correction (PFC)
- Familiarity with common power electronics topologies and associated digital control techniques.
Preferred
- Experience with hardware‑in‑the‑loop (HIL) model‑based testing.
- Familiarity with version control systems.
- Experience developing graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for hardware testing.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to simplify and explain complex technical systems.
- Exposure to capital equipment, especially those used in semiconductor or plasma‑related applications.
- Ability to use common lab tools such as oscilloscopes and power meters.
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