Senior Controls Engineer

Senior Controls Engineer – INNIO Group

Join to apply for the Senior Controls Engineer role at INNIO Group. For our Engineering department we are searching for a Senior Controls Engineer (m/f/d). This role is dedicated to developing and optimizing innovative control functions to address challenging market requirements such as highest transient performance, fuel flexibility including hydrogen, and future safety and cyber security standards. You will be fully integrated into our engineering team at the Jenbach HQ, collaborating closely with experts in electric systems and controls development.

What We Offer

• An innovative and international working environment
• Flexible working time model (depending on position and role)
• Health We Care Program – including company sport activities
• Moving cost support for new employees in accordance with policy
• Good connections to public transport – station in direct proximity
• Transportation cost support in accordance with policy
• One of the best canteens in the area with healthy and various meals
• Attractive location in the heart of the Alps which provides various outdoor sport and other leisure possibilities

Your Responsibilities

• Development of new controls functions for continuous enhancement of our reciprocating gas engine products utilized for production of electricity and heat, addressing new market requirements such as highest transient performance, fuel flexibility (including hydrogen), and future safety and cyber security regulations
• Specification, implementation, and testing of new software features and controls algorithms
• Transient modelling and simulation of our engine products being integrated into local electric networks or large grids
• Optimization of transient engine performance both on-engine and in simulation
• Regular travel (3-4 times per year, up to 4 weeks per trip), primarily to the US, to accompany field validation of new controls functions and support service technicians in commissioning and debugging
• Close collaboration with the local engineering team at our HQ in Jenbach, reporting to the engineering functional manager for electric systems and controls development, and receiving technical guidance from the controls design team leader

Your Profile

• PhD or Master’s degree in Controls, Mechatronics, or Electrical Engineering (Bachelor’s degree with relevant experience also considered)
• More than 8 years of professional experience in controls engineering, with a strong technical background in reciprocating combustion engines
• Proficient in Matlab Simulink, with solid references of usage
• Educational and/or professional background in controls theory, dynamic systems modelling, and model-based controls design
• Fluent English skills, both written and spoken; experience in generating technical documents
• Enjoys working in a global, multicultural environment
• Willingness to learn structured text-based PLC programming
• A valid work permit for Austria is a prerequisite for this position (Non-EU citizens: please attach the work permit to the application)

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Engineering and Information Technology

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