About this role
Project Engineer, Control Firmware
remote type Hybrid
locations Mequon, Wisconsin, United States
time type Full time
posted on Posted Today
job requisition id R26-3803
Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.
We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!
Job Description
As a Project Engineer, Control Firmware, you develop, maintain, and test embedded software features related to motor controls. You will be responsible for design, implementation, and testing of code plus involvement in requirement specifications and reviews. The coding is model-based and implemented in MATLAB/Simulink and you will test the code at several stages, from bench simulation to implementation on actual variable frequency drives (VFDs) and motors. You will report to the Firmware Development Team Lead and will work Hybrid in Mequon, Wisconsin, US.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Design motor control models in MATLAB/Simulink
- Develop features for synchronous, induction and permanent magnet motors
- Interface model-based code to other embedded software modules using C/C++
- Simulate and test the model locally and on drives/motors
- Optimize code for performance, memory requirement and simplicity
- Validate code for reliability and safety
- Participate in code reviews
- Participate in requirement specifications
- Lead investigation of anomalies and new features
- Work in an agile/scrum environment with a team of other control firmware engineers
- Knowledge of motor control algorithms, including algorithms for induction, synchronous and permanent magnet motors
- Knowledge of multiple power converters (3 phase VS