Systems Engineer - Controls

Position: Staff Systems Engineer - Controls
.Why Work at Rehlko Our work is guided by our purpose: creating an energy-resilient world for a better future. This purpose embodies the legacy we bring, with more than 100 years as the global leader in energy resilience, delivering solutions critical to sustain and improve life.

Our teams have the opportunity to provide a critical resource – energy – that ensures safety, security, and independence for people around the world. Our team members are focused on pushing boundaries, continuing to innovate in an ever-changing landscape, and keeping up with the pace required to create solutions for today’s world demands.

Our product range includes engines, generators, power conversion, UPS systems, EV components and electrification solutions, microgrid controls and management, and clean energy solutions that serve a broad spectrum of OEM, residential, industrial, and commercial customers. At Rehlko, you have the freedom to identify, create, and deliver solutions – large and small – that help people and communities thrive in the moments that matter.

At Rehlko, our team members are the essential energy that powers our organization’s success. We are committed to fostering a safe and sustainable work environment where safety is everyone’s responsibility. We empower every team member to actively participate in our Zero Is Possible safety culture by encouraging open communication, proactively reporting hazards, following protocols, and suggesting improvements. Join us in creating an energy resilient world for a better future!
** What We Offer
** At Rehlko, our Total Rewards programs are designed to accelerate growth, energize performance, and support a culture of inclusion at every stage of life and work. We offer total rewards that are easily understood, recognize results, enable career mobility, and reflect our commitment to valuing diverse needs in a fast-moving world. We provide:
* Competitive compensation and benefits
* Work-life flexibility
* Recognition and rewards
* Development and career opportunities
* A safe and inclusive workplace
** Why You Will Love this Job
** Rehlko is searching for a
** Staff Systems Engineer
** to lead the development of advanced controls technologies, system-level requirements for controllers, and intellectual property (IP) documentation, including patent protection. In this role, you will serve as a technical subject matter expert in generator communications and paralleling, driving innovation while maintaining and teaching best practices across departments.
** Specific Responsibilities
*** Develop, analyze and document electrical system architectures
* Use modeling and simulation techniques applicable to the industry to validate assumptions in proposed new designs.
* Develop, analyze and document plant models to support simulation and testing of controller algorithm models
* Lead in a cross-functional team environment to develop and document system requirements and specifications
* Lead in a cross-functional team environment to develop and document electronic controls system level performance specifications
* Create innovative system level designs as a technical expert for use in current and future projects
* Lead in a cross-functional team environment to develop and document system DFMEA
* Use technical expertise in generator systems to provide feedback during team design reviews
* Work closely with patent lawyers to develop patentable ideas and workaround solutions for existing patents
* Investigate, resolve and document genset system technical issues
* Work with Marketing to develop controller feature strategies and technical roadmaps. For example, use technical expertise to take strategic market initiatives to specify controller feature solutions
* Discuss with external technical experts and upper management levels the advantages and disadvantages of new technical concepts applicable to Rehlko Power Systems
* Develop, maintain and teach best practices within the department
* Cross-pollinate best practices among other groups
* Develop and share technical expertise with professional societies and associations
* Work on special technical projects as dictated by the needs of the department
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