Lead Controls Design Engineer

Job description

3075616
Additional Cities

Dayton
Career Level

Experienced
Relocation Assistance

Yes
Business

GE Aviation
Business Segment

Aviation Business & General Aviation & Integrated Systems
Function

Engineering/Technology
Country/Territory

United States
Additional States/Provinces

Ohio
Postal Code

45409
Role Summary/Purpose

The Lead Controls Design Engineer is a high-impact, high-autonomy role. You will will design electric machine and power conversion control systems to support aerospace applications. As the EPISCenter Lead Controls Design Engineer, you will operate in a multidisciplinary team environment.
Essential Responsibilities

The Lead Controls Design Engineer will lead the design activities from concept to production under minimum supervision, work with other engineers to develop solutions to meet requirements / specifications, and act as a technical lead supporting the Engineering Project Manager.

As the EPISCenter Lead Controls Design Engineer, in particular, you will :

·  Define, design, and implement control systems for electric machines (motors and generators) and power conversion systems on different DSP and FPGA platforms

·  Define and analyze voltage regulation and current control loops

·  Define hardware and software platform requirements for the implementation of control systems

·  Define performance metrics and solutions to achieve requirements, including stability, dynamics, harmonics, etc.

·  Understand the interaction between electric machines, power converters, and their control loops

·  Model and simulate electric machine control systems (Matlab / Simulink, etc.)

·  Define control architectures based on reference frame theory and D-Q transformations
Qualifications/Requirements

·  Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited college or university

·  Minimum of 3 years in Controls Engineering, Power Controls, Power Electronics or related experience

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT :

·  Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening

·  This role is restricted to U.S. persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and other protected individuals under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) due to access to export-controlled technology. GE will require proof of status prior to employment
Desired Characteristics

·  Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited college or university with a minimum of 5 years in Controls Engineering, Power Controls, Power Electronics or related experience

·  Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited college or university with a minimum of 7 years in Controls Engineering, Power Controls, Power Electronics or related experience

·  Experience implementing control algorithms in C language

·  Ability to define power generation architectures for 115Vac or 270Vdc systems

·  Experience with analog and digital electronics circuits

·  Experience with power electronics inverters and dc-dc converters

·  Understanding of military and commercial qualification specifications, such specifications including MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-704, MIL-STD-461, DO-160, and DO-254

·  Environmental and performance qualification experience

·  Background and understanding aircraft power systems including generation, conversion, distribution, and aircraft loads

·  Prior work experience in aerospace power generation / conversion products

·  Capability to do hardware-software partitioning and to define software functionality

·  Commercial certification experience

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Additional Eligibility Qualifications

GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
Primary Country

United States