Controls Engineer

Upwing Energy is developing and commercializing first-of-their-kind Subsurface Compressor Systems (SCS) for natural gas extraction.  Our development efforts combine exciting engineering challenges in turbomachinery; rotordynamics; high-speed and high-power electric motors; power electronics; industrial automation; aerodynamics; structural, thermal and fluid flow simulations; mechanical design and design-for-manufacturability. 

General Purpose of Job: 

The ideal Controls Engineer is experienced in the design, build, implementation and sustaining of electromechanical drive and system controls. This position will own the architectural and detailed design of the supervisory control and communications for our subsurface compression system, the design of the variable speed drive, and interfaces for our subsurface compression system. Throughout the product development process, the Controls Engineer will provide design, analysis and test contributions to the team from a controls perspective as well as work with the engineering and test teams to correlate models to test results.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Architect, write, and debug PLC code with an emphasis on generating code that is organized, structured, documented, maintainable, and reusable.
• Work with cross-functional teams to integrate control algorithms into existing systems.
• Collaborate with electrical engineers to ensure compatibility between control algorithms and hardware.
• Design, simulate and test control algorithms for electric motors and variable speed drives.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation for the variable speed drive and system interface designs.
• Analyze motor and system performance data and make recommendations for improvements.
• Coordinate with the supplier of our variable speed drive via technical specifications and engineering coordination meetings.
• Stay up to date with emerging trends and technologies in the field of motor and system controls.

Skills, Experience, Education, and Abilities:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Controls or Electrical Engineering
• 5+ years of experience in motor controls engineering or industrial automation.
• Strong knowledge of control theory and control algorithms.
• Understanding of Allen Bradley PLC systems and programming.
• Experience with control communication protocols, e.g. CAN, MODBUS, TCP/IP.
• Proficient in one or more modern computer programming languages, e.g. C/C++/Python.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.