Controls / Embedded / MATLAB / Simulink Engineer

Global Connect Technologies; Wisconsin; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Connect Technologies in Wisconsin is seeking an Embedded Controls Engineer to design and implement control software for power electronics, DC-DC converters, inverters, and motor drives.

You will model and validate control algorithms in MATLAB/Simulink, implement real-time strategies on microcontrollers and DSPs, and work with CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, Modbus, and Ethernet; contribute to system testing, debugging, and verification.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Controls, or related engineering.
• 2+ years of embedded controls experience.
• Strong MATLAB/Simulink and model-based design experience.
• Proficiency in C/C++ for embedded systems.
• Experience with control-system development, modeling, tuning, and validation.
• Knowledge of embedded communication protocols.
• HIL/SIL and system-level testing experience.
• Strong analytical and debugging skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded control software for power electronics and energy systems.
• Model and validate control algorithms using MATLAB/Simulink.
• Implement real-time control strategies on microcontrollers, DSPs, and embedded processors.
• Develop regulation, protection, monitoring, and closed-loop control functions.
• Perform system integration, testing, debugging, and verification.
• Work with communication protocols including CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, Modbus, and Ethernet.
• Support HIL, SIL, and system-level testing.
• Perform troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.

Skills

MATLAB/Simulink

Model-based design

C/C++ for embedded systems

Embedded controls

Debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Controls/related Engineering

Tools

CAN

SPI

I2C

UART

Modbus

Ethernet

HIL

SIL

Job description

Seeking an Embedded Controls Engineer to develop control software and algorithms for power electronics, DC-DC converters, inverters, motor drives, and energy conversion systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop embedded control software for power electronics and energy systems.
• Model and validate control algorithms using MATLAB/Simulink.
• Implement real-time control strategies on microcontrollers, DSPs, and embedded processors.
• Develop regulation, protection, monitoring, and closed-loop control functions.
• Perform system integration, testing, debugging, and verification.
• Work with communication protocols including CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, Modbus, and Ethernet.
• Support HIL, SIL, and system-level testing.
• Perform troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Controls, or related Engineering.
• 2+ years of embedded controls experience.
• Strong MATLAB/Simulink and model-based design experience.
• Proficiency in C/C++ for embedded systems.
• Experience with control-system development, modeling, tuning, and validation.
• Knowledge of embedded communication protocols.
• HIL/SIL and system-level testing experience.
• Strong analytical and debugging skills.

Preferred

• Motor controls, inverter controls, power electronics, or BMS experience.
• PID, state-space, and digital control theory.
• Test automation and V&V experience.
• Automotive, aerospace, energy, or industrial automation experience.