Principal Embedded Controls Engineer – Defense Systems

Oshkosh Corporation, Inc.; Michigan; On-site; USD 104,100 - 173,900; Full time

Job summary

Pratt Miller, an Oshkosh company in New Hudson, Michigan, is seeking a Principal Controls Engineer specialized in embedded control systems for defense applications. The role demands deep mastery of classical and modern control theory, real-time embedded platforms, and end-to-end system integration.

You will design, implement, and validate control algorithms using MATLAB/Simulink, develop multi-loop architectures, and drive hardware integration from bench to vehicle.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Automotive, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Mechatronic Systems.
• 8+ years of engineering experience.
• Deep expertise in classical and modern control theory.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop embedded control systems for defense applications.
• Implement control algorithms and validate via SIL/HIL testing.
• Modeling, simulation, and hardware integration across vehicle systems.
• Support system commissioning and field troubleshooting.

Skills

Control modeling

Simulink

Stateflow

PID control

MPC

LQR/LQG

Kalman Filtering

Embedded C/C++

RTOS

Vehicle systems

Education

MS/PhD in Automotive Eng

Tools

MotoHawk

OpenECU

dSPACE

Vector

Kvaser

INCA

Job description

Pratt Miller, an Oshkosh company in New Hudson, Michigan, is seeking a Principal Controls Engineer specialized in embedded control systems for defense applications. The role demands deep mastery of classical and modern control theory, real-time embedded platforms, and end-to-end system integration.

You will design, implement, and validate control algorithms using MATLAB/Simulink, develop multi-loop architectures, and drive hardware integration from bench to vehicle.