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PCC Control System Engineer

2 months ago

Dayton, United States Trimble Full time

Trimble is recruiting for an exceptional Positioning and Control Systems Engineer. The Control Systems Engineer is responsible for the hands-on design and implementation of real-time control system solutions, which are integrated in the automatic machine control products for the industries Trimble serves. To accomplish this objective the Control Systems Engineer is responsible for the full lifecycle of the control system development, including, but not limited to, system plant modeling, as well as feedback control solution design, implementation, simulation, analysis, testing and on-machine validation.

Success in this position involves working effectively with the application domain experts, working within the established process framework, and demonstrating a set of fundamental controls, signal processing, and engineering skills that result in predictability in engineering, scheduling and the quality of products developed.

Primary Duties:

  • Full lifecycle development of positioning and control systems within the process framework established for the project. Contributes to the continuous improvement of these processes.
  • Work with the project team, application domain experts and customers, to establish achievable requirements.
  • Active participant in project management through identification of project goals, establishing useful milestones, task breakdown, and effort estimates to support project scheduling, project tracking, and change control decisions.
  • Creates control system designs, and works with the engineering teams to implement and test those designs to meet established requirements.
  • Leads technical design reviews as required by the project framework.
  • Maintains and archives design documents, models, source code, and other work products necessary for the project.
  • As necessary, works independently or with quality assurance personnel to plan and execute product testing. Uses rapid prototyping and hardware in the loop tools to achieve these objectives.
  • Other duties as required and requested by management.
  • Travel, 5% of the time
Required Skills / Qualifications:
  • At least 5 years' experience in the full lifecycle development of real-time control system solutions
  • Masters or PhD degree in Control Engineering and Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Guidance Navigation and Control Engineering, or related disciplines is required
  • Demonstrated experience of MATLAB / Simulink and Model-Based control system development
  • Proven experience applying signal processing techniques and modern controls theory in developing real-time controls systems, including, but not limited to, digital filters design, Kalman filters, system identification, and nonlinear control.
  • Plant model development and validation. Including use of physical modeling tools to build the models, and leveraging system identification techniques to determine unknown model parameters
  • Demonstrated experience in the acquisition and processing of data to support the analysis, testing and validation of the developed control system
  • Must possess effective analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work independently and in a team-based environment, and effectively interact with a global team
Desirable Skills / Qualifications:
  • Experience with the software development of real-time embedded products
  • Application of Inertial Measurement Units, Euler Angles and coordinate systems, and data fusing
  • Familiarity with the design and development of real-time electro hydraulic control systems
  • Experience with the development of guidance, navigation and control solutions in off-road environments
  • Exposure to Machine Learning and Data Analytics technologies


We are Trimble. We design, build, and maintain roads and buildings. We survey land and subdivide areas into cities. We improve crop yield in farms to feed and fuel cities. We track vehicles that transport goods from point A to B to support the economy and feed cities. We have solutions that meet the needs of the ecosystem. This is the universe we live in and this is what we do. We transform the way the world works.

The CTCT division (a joint venture between Trimble and Caterpillar) develops positioning and control products for earthmoving and paving machines in the construction and mining industries, using technologies such as GPS, optical total stations, lasers and sonics. The products are used in a range of applications where the operator of the machine benefits from having accurate horizontal and vertical guidance.

Pay Equity

Trimble provides the following compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that it in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position. This compensation range is based on a full time schedule. Trimble reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant's sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law.

Hiring Range:
115700

156100

Bonus Eligible?
Yes

Trimble offers comprehensive core benefits that include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Time off plans and retirement plans. Most of our businesses also offer tax savings plans for health, dependent care and commuter expenses as well as Paid Parental Leave and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Trimble is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and embrace our
candidates' diversity and take affirmative action to employ and advance individuals
without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation,
religion, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, pregnancy (including
childbirth or related medical conditions), national origin, marital status, genetic
information, and all other legally protected characteristics. We forbid discrimination and
harassment in the workplace based on any protected status or characteristic. A criminal
history is not an automatic bar to employment with the Company, and we consider
qualified applicants consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law.

The Company is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for
individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs in our job
application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation for your job, contact

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