Controls Algorithm Engineer

Overview

Be a part of our mission! As a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable, and efficient climate solutions for buildings, homes and transportation, it's our responsibility to put the planet first. For us at Trane Technologies, and through our businesses including Trane® and Thermo King, sustainability is not just how we do business—it is our business. Do you dare to look at the world's challenges and see impactful possibilities?

Do you want to contribute to making a better future? If the answer is yes, we invite you to consider joining us in boldly challenging what's possible for a sustainable world.

Learn about our benefits designed for you to Thrive at work and  boldly go.

Monday to Thursday, work onsite with your colleagues. Fridays, choose your work location, balancing what your work requires.

A sustainable future demands ongoing digital advancement. Our digital solutions team leads the way in developing next-generation climate technology focused on reducing demand-side energy consumption and emissions. Our team—including Brain Box AI, Nuvolo, and more—combines technical expertise with advanced analytics to create data-driven solutions that add real value for customers, communities, and the planet. Whether you're advancing AI in HVAC or driving analytics for greater efficiency, your ideas will help engineer solutions for stronger communities and a sustainable world.

Trane Technologies is currently seeking a Controls Algorithm Engineer to join our Trane team in La Crosse WI, on the beautiful Mississippi River. This team is creating the next generation, industry leading HVAC equipment controls. Our customers know Trane’s reputation to deliver industry leading, energy efficient and reliable solutions to minimize operating costs while reducing environmental impact to the world.

• Work with product management and application engineering to understand product requirements
• Develop control strategies and algorithms to meet or exceed product requirements
• Develop technical specifications to be used by the team for software development and verification
• Utilize effective communication techniques to help team members understand and implement the design strategy
• Lead dynamic controls testing: test planning, lab support, data analysis
• Develop and execute hardware in loop testing (real time data analysis)
• Advance model driven development methods
• Able to travel overnight; less than 5% of the time.

• Bachelor’s degree (Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics or related), Master’s degree preferred.
• 1-3 years of control theory experience.
• Classical control knowledge required (PID control, linear control, digital filtering).
• Advanced control knowledge preferred (modern control theory, model predictive control, non-linear control, adaptive control).
• System modeling expertise required (Proficiency with Matlab Simulink, and optionally Stateflow).
• Understanding of thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid dynamics.
• Programming skills in C++ with the ability to learn new programming languages.
• Ability to function in a team environment.
• Experience with product development processes preferred.
• Experience with HVAC Systems and Components preferred.
• Ability to effectively communicate with others both written and orally.
• Mobility within the office. Frequent keyboarding. Ability to travel to Trane Business Locations.
• Technical
  
  Skills:
  • Software
    
    Skills:
    
    Matlab/Simulink, Modelica, C++ programming, Python.
  • Knowledge of heat transfer, refrigeration systems, thermodynamics.
  • Knowledge of HVAC compressor technologies.
• Professional Experience (Desired)
  • Knowledge of HVAC control strategy.
  • Knowledge of data analysis.
• Laboratory experience
  • Knowledge of sensors and actuators.
  • Knowledge of HVAC equipment sequence of operations.
  • Knowledge of HVAC system modeling.
• Academic:
  • Linear Systems and Control.
  • Non-Linear Systems and Control.
  • Optimal Control.
  • Machine Learning.
  • Applied Linear Algebra.
  • Numerical Analysis.
  • HVAC Fundamentals.
  • Thermodynamics.
  • Object Oriented Analysis & Design.
  • C++, C, Python programming.

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