Control Systems Engineer (onsite)

Johnson Controls; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation packages

Job summary

Johnson Controls in Salem, VA is seeking a Control Systems Engineer to support the design, development, and field deployment of active magnetic bearing (AMB) control systems as part of the JCI-Synchrony Engineering team. This onsite role requires commuting distance or relocation.

You will provide commissioning, debugging, and optimization, perform rotor-dynamics analysis, and contribute to algorithm development; prior experience in mechanical/electrical engineering and software is valued, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering or related field
• 2+ years' engineering/manufacturing experience
• Knowledge of control theory and rotordynamics
• Software development and testing experience
• Ability to investigate root causes across disciplines

Responsibilities

• Provide commissioning and field support for AMB systems, including setup, monitoring, optimization, and troubleshooting
• Perform rotor-dynamics analysis for AMB machinery
• Hands-on testing for magnetic bearing features, software, and manufacturability improvements
• Troubleshoot magnetic bearing manufacturing and installation issues
• Support MBC control algorithm development and architecture modifications

Skills

Control theory

Rotordynamics

Dynamic analysis

Software development

Hand tools

Electrical tests

Root cause analysis

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Job description

About Johnson Controls

Johnson Controls,a global leader in thermal management, mission-critical building systems, energy efficiency, and decarbonization, helps customers use energy more productively, reduce carbon emissions, and operate with the precision and resilience required in rapidly expanding industries such as datacenters, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing, and higher education.

For more than 140 years, Johnson Controls has delivered performance where itreally matters. Backed by advanced technology, lifecycle services and an industry-leading field organization, weelevatecustomer performance,turn goals into real-world results andhelpmove society forward.

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What you will do

Synchrony® magnetic bearings are a powerful force in the world of rotating equipment! With excellent performance and stability under high-speed and high-temperature conditions, Synchrony magnetic bearings give high reliability, low maintenance, and low overall cost of ownership that conventional bearings simply can’t match. Synchrony designs and manufactures highly reliable magnetic bearing and high-speed motors for a wide range of markets and applications. Johnson Controls acquired Synchrony in November 2019 to enhance the performance and efficiency of our centrifugal chiller products. Learn more today at Synchrony® magnetic bearings - a powerful force in the world of rotating equipment.

We’re hiring! Johnson Controls is seeking a ControlSystemsEngineerto supportthe design,development, application engineering,optimization,manufacturingsupport,and field supportofactive magnetic bearing (AMB) control systems for our JCI-Synchrony Engineering team! This position is onsite at our Salem, VA, facility. Candidates must be commuting distance or be able to relocate. Various relocation packages are available.

How you will do it

• Provide commissioning and field support services for AMB systems, including initial setup, remote monitoring,optimization,and troubleshooting
• Performrotodynamicanalysis for new AMB-supported machinery
• Provide hands-ontestingsupport for new magnetic bearing features, software,and manufacturability improvements
• Provide hands-on troubleshooting support for magnetic bearing manufacturing and installationproblems
• SupportMBCcontrol algorithmdevelopmentandcontrol system architecturemodifications

What you will need (Required)

• Bachelor’sdegree inmechanical engineering, electrical engineering,or a closely relatedfield
• 2+ years’ experience in an engineering or manufacturing setting. Internships, co-opwork,and graduate laboratory research workwill be consideredasexperience
• Control theory
• Rotordynamicsand vibration theory
• Dynamic analysis and testing experience with machinery equipment
• Software development
• Familiarity working with hand tools and basic electricalinstruments
• Able to investigate root causesacross a wide range of engineering disciplines, including electrical, controls, mechanical, thermal, etc., and implementcountermeasures

Preferred

• Master’sdegree inmechanical engineering, electrical engineering,or a closely related field
• C,MATLAB,and/orPython
• Industry experience: turbomachinery, rotating machinery, including rigid and flexible shafts

HIRING SALARY RANGE: $85,000 - $120,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, andabilities of the applicant, internal equity, location and alignment with market data.) This role offers acompetitive Bonus plan that will take into account individual, group, and corporate performance. Thisposition includes a competitive benefits package. For details, please visit the About Us tab on the JohnsonControls Careers site at https://jobs.johnsoncontrols.com/about-us

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