Controls Engineer

Controls Engineer

Company: ADN Group

• Location:
  
  Tucson, AZ, USA
• Work Model:
  Onsite
• Employment Type:
  
  Temporary
• Estimated Duration: 20 Months
• Shift: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
• Pay Rate: $45 per hour on W2

• Collaborate with the LMT Controls Lead, Program Technical Lead, Software Coordinator, and other controls engineers to define requirements for machine-level controls and software features.
• Review existing production machine control logic and software specifications to identify required changes for new machines, documenting updates in formal requirement specifications.
• Conduct meetings with key technical stakeholders to review control specifications and achieve alignment.
• Drive commonality across hardware and software platforms, documenting trade-offs and benefits across machine variants.
• Perform SIL, HIL, and MIL simulations as required to tune, validate, and verify control logic.
• Develop comprehensive system-level and machine-level validation plans (SIL, HIL, On-Machine, etc.) to ensure defect‑free performance across all operating and environmental conditions.
• Investigate and document technology roadmaps and future attachment options to ensure required provisions are incorporated into controls and software scope.
• Support field follow validation of new control logic through structured data analytics plans.
• Provide timely support to resolve field issues by working closely with subsystem- and component-level controls and software teams.

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or a related field.

• Minimum 5-7 years of experience working in a Controls Engineer capacity.
• Hands‑on experience in controls software development and/or testing.
• Machine‑ or vehicle‑level engineering experience, preferably in machine performance, controls, testing, or simulation (one or more areas).
• Familiarity with Mining Truck operations and related applications.
• Experience with machine controls, control software, testing, and simulation methodologies.

• Knowledge of large mining trucks and off‑highway trucks, preferably at the machine or system‑integration level.
• Strong understanding of machine performance, control systems, and software development.
• Working knowledge or exposure to the Dynasty tool.
• General understanding of truck applications.
• Exposure to or understanding of autonomous operations.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proactive, solution‑oriented problem solver.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.

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