Senior Control Systems Engineer, Real-Time Embedded

Naval Nuclear Laboratory; Town of Niskayuna (NY); On-site; USD 94,800 - 148,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision & Voluntary 6

Disability, Life & Accident Insurance

401(k) Savings program & Capital Accum

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Tuition Assistance

Student Debt Benefit

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Wellness Program

Job summary

The Naval Nuclear Laboratory at the Knolls site is seeking a highly skilled control systems engineer to design, implement, and optimize control strategies for complex coupled disciplines. This full-time role emphasizes strong control theory, modeling & simulation, and real‑time execution in embedded environments.

You will collaborate across electrical, mechanical, software, and systems engineering teams, validating performance with MATLAB/Simulink, Simscape, and HIL testing. U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in electrical, mechanical, or systems engineering with at least 6 years relevant experience.
• Master’s in electrical, mechanical, or systems engineering with at least 4 years relevant experience.
• Doctorate in electrical, mechanical, or systems engineering with at least 1 year relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop advanced feedback and feedforward control solutions for coupled mechanical‑electric‑fluid systems.
• Build and validate dynamic system models; perform system identification when required.
• Lead the system integration of actuators, sensors, and real‑time processing for distributed control platforms.
• Conduct stability, performance, and robustness analyses using modern control techniques.
• Implement real‑time control algorithms on embedded platforms, microcontrollers or DSPs.
• Perform simulation, verification, and validation using MATLAB/Simulink or equivalent tools.
• Support hardware‑in‑the‑loop testing, data acquisition, and tuning of controllers.
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, software, and systems engineering teams.
• Troubleshoot system behavior and optimize control performance during integration and testing.
• Document models, design decisions, test results, and control strategies clearly and accurately.

Skills

Control theory

Modeling & simulation

Real-time implementation

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical, mechanical or systems engineering

Master's degree in electrical, mechanical or systems engineering

Doctorate degree in electrical, mechanical or systems engineering

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Simscape

HIL systems

Real-time platforms

Job description

The Naval Nuclear Laboratory at the Knolls site is seeking a highly skilled control systems engineer to design, implement, and optimize control strategies for complex coupled disciplines. This full-time role emphasizes strong control theory, modeling & simulation, and real‑time execution in embedded environments.

You will collaborate across electrical, mechanical, software, and systems engineering teams, validating performance with MATLAB/Simulink, Simscape, and HIL testing. U.S.