Advanced Engineer, Embedded Controls

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.

We are not accepting candidates who require sponsorship for this position at this time. 

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 HR@hyliion.com.