Controls Systems Engineer1

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group in Fridley, MN is seeking a Controls Systems Engineer to lead design, integration, and testing of genset control systems.

You will gather requirements, develop system-level documentation, perform FMEA reviews, coordinate cross-functional teams including software and service, and ensure safe testing near high voltages. This is a long-term, on-site role requiring strong communication and project management.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of genset control systems and machinery control development.
• Understanding of systems V diagram phases and application in control systems.
• Gather requirements from use cases and interviews.
• Review existing designs and create a systems approach document for updates to meet new requirements.
• Documentation updates for baseboard control system, HMI, tools interfaces and manuals.

Responsibilities

• Perform Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) reviews for safety and robustness.
• Lead design reviews with cross-functional team including engineering leadership.
• Coordinate updates with cross-functional team members for implementation.
• Collaborate with software developers, service teams and other stakeholders during implementation.
• Design level systems testing and develop test plans, typically on a bench setup.
• Coordinate or execute test plans and analyze results, logging issues and retesting as needed.
• Complete testing to obtain a full set of passing results across system and bench tests.
• Ensure safety considerations when testing near high voltage equipment.
• Manage project tasks, schedules, and escalation if timelines slip.
• Collaborate with a global team (Minnesota and India) for time-zone alignment.
• Document meeting minutes, design documents, and testing artifacts.

Skills

Genset control systems

Systems engineering

Requirements gathering

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation

Test planning

FMEA

Safety awareness

Project management

Testing coordination

Job description

Job Title: Controls Systems Engineer

Location: Fridley MN

Duration: Long Term

Job Description

• Application knowledge - Either have be able to quickly understand genset control systems high level application knowledge as a baseline skill set. Minimal set of skills is prior machinery control system development.
• Knowledge of the systems V diagram phases and be able to utilize this process in the development of control systems.
• Gather requirements from uses cases and interviews.
• Review existing designs and create a full systems approach document that outlines how our system should be updated/modified to meet the new requirements.
• Includes System/SW design documentation updates of baseboard control system and HMI interface updates, Tools interface updates and manual updates.

• Application knowledge - Either have be able to quickly understand genset control systems high level application knowledge as a baseline skill set. Minimal set of skills is prior machinery control system development.
• Knowledge of the systems V diagram phases and be able to utilize this process in the development of control systems.
• Gather requirements from uses cases and interviews.
• Review existing designs and create a full systems approach document that outlines how our system should be updated/modified to meet the new requirements.
• Includes System/SW design documentation updates of baseboard control system and HMI interface updates, Tools interface updates and manual updates.

ii. Includes Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) reviews to ensure safety and failure mode robustness.

iii. Hold design reviews for design and approach sign offs within a cross functional team, including engineering leadership.

• Coordinate updates with other cross functional team members for implementation
• Work with software developers, service teams and other cross functional teams that may need to be part of the implementation process that require support from the systems team.
• Design level systems testing
• Make test plans that verify systems designs are implemented correctly. Typically this is done on a bench setup.

ii. Either coordinate or perform execution of the test plan, depending on circumstances.

iii. Analyze test results to ensure the results are passing tests. If issues are found, log the issues and coordinate fixes as needed, along with retesting.

iv. Complete testing to get a full set of passing test results, closing all issues

• Requirements level systems testing
• Similar to the design level systems testing process above, but this is verifying the systems level testing requirements, which frequently will be done on machine/genset, verifying performance requirements that bench testing may not be able to verify.
• Safety - Be aware of safe machine operations/needs, being able to test with potentially live 480V nearby while testing. Safety should be always considered.
• Project management - Be able to know how to
• make a schedule of their tasks,
• track to that schedule and
• Escalate if off of schedule, working with leadership to know how to mitigate any schedule gaps, particularly if the critical path of the project is off schedule.
• Team collaboration - Be able to work with a global team. Core development locations will include Minnesota and India, so a flexible time zone alignment will be required.
• Documentation & communication - must be able to
• Communicate well - bring up and drive any topics that require discussion to gain alignment and clarity.
• Documentation - A significant amount of systems engineering requires good documentation, including meeting minutes, design documents, testing documentation, etc.
• Be located in the Fridley, MN location, since this role won't be 100% remote, given the testing needs.