Controls Engineer (Energy Solutions)

Location: Mossville, Illinois, United States; onsite five days a week. Domestic relocation is available. Travel is expected 10% of the time. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Salary: $89,210–$133,810 per year.

Company

hirify.global's Integrated Drivetrain Energy Solutions division develops electrified powertrain, zero-emissions, energy storage, charging, and related energy technologies and services.

What you will do

• Develop, integrate, and validate control algorithms for charging products, battery energy storage systems, and site energy management controllers.
• Translate product and system requirements into control strategies, functional specifications, models, and testable engineering deliverables.
• Create, simulate, analyze, and implement control models using MATLAB, Simulink, embedded C, and Python, including automation and engineering data analysis.
• Plan and execute controls verification and validation at model, software, controller, subsystem, and integrated-system levels.
• Analyze test results, troubleshoot unexpected system behavior, identify root causes, and recommend corrective actions.
• Support integration with batteries, power electronics, chargers, generators, inverters, sensors, communications networks, and other energy systems while collaborating across engineering teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Working knowledge of analytical techniques and tools, including root-cause analysis and development of alternative solutions.
• Working knowledge of effective communication concepts, tools, and techniques.
• Working knowledge of self-management and prioritization across multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities.
• Working knowledge of relevant technologies and application methods, with the ability to provide solutions to significant technical challenges.

Nice to have

• Coursework or experience in controls, power electronics, embedded systems, energy systems, or dynamic-system modeling.
• Experience developing or validating control software for battery energy storage, charging, microgrid, site energy management, hybrid power, generator, inverter, DC-DC conversion, or related technologies.
• Hands-on experience with MATLAB/Simulink, model-based controls development, embedded C, or Python.
• Familiarity with MIL, SIL, PIL, or HIL verification and validation, data analysis, and root-cause troubleshooting.
• Experience with or exposure to requirements development, CAN communications, embedded controllers, Git/version control, and agile product development.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative work across controls, embedded software, electrical, systems, product, and validation teams.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits, paid time off, and parental and adoption benefits.
• 401(k), HSA, FSA, disability, life insurance, and voluntary benefits.
• Career development, tuition reimbursement, health lifestyle programs, employee assistance, and incentive bonus opportunities.

Hiring process

• Employment offer is conditional on successful completion of a drug screen.