Hypersonic Controls Engineer — Data Acquisition Lead

North-Wind,-Inc.; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

North Wind, Minnesota-based, seeks an Electrical Engineer/Controls Specialist to design, implement, test, and support electrical equipment and data acquisition systems for wind tunnel and hypersonic ground tests.

The role involves designing custom equipment, validating subsystems, producing design packages and BOMs, and participating in reviews. Occasional travel up to 15% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university.
• 5+ years of practical work experience in controls, electronics, data acquisition, or related field.
• US Person status is required for security reasons.
• A combination of education and experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement electrical equipment, wiring, control equipment and data acquisition systems for wind tunnel and hypersonic projects.
• Develop and validate custom equipment and components for new tunnel facilities and upgrades.
• Design and Analysis: create design packages, BOMs, and instrument integration.
• Scope, Schedule, Budget: perform tasks on schedule and within budget; align with scope and quality.
• Document and present work; prepare criteria, calculations, specs, reports; lead reviews.
• Travel to customer and subcontractor sites for design reviews and commissioning.
• Assist marketing in developing proposals, cost estimates, and analyses.

Skills

Automation design

Data acquisition

Controls engineering

PLC experience

Team collaboration

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering

Tools

LabVIEW

PLCs

P&ID drawing

Job description

North Wind, Minnesota-based, seeks an Electrical Engineer/Controls Specialist to design, implement, test, and support electrical equipment and data acquisition systems for wind tunnel and hypersonic ground tests.

The role involves designing custom equipment, validating subsystems, producing design packages and BOMs, and participating in reviews. Occasional travel up to 15% is expected.