Controls Engineer (Digital)

Controls Engineer focused on digital controls and power electronics, based in Cleveland, OH, supporting Lincoln Electric's R&D team.

Responsibilities

• Design and simulate digital and analog control loops for power converters and motor drives
• Develop compensators and control algorithms using MATLAB/Simulink, SPICE, and Python
• Conduct frequency-domain and time-domain analyses to verify stability and robustness
• Create signal processing chains for feedback conditioning and waveform control
• Collaborate with firmware teams to implement control algorithms in C/C++ or model-based environments
• Tune real-time control loops, including PID, PI, lead-lag, and state-space controllers
• Assist with hardware bring-up, lab testing, and debugging of control systems
• Develop detailed models of power electronic systems such as converters, inverters, and motor loads
• Analyze dynamics, parasitics, and nonlinearities to drive performance improvements
• Partner with hardware engineers on co-design of control and power stages
• Explore and apply emerging control techniques and DSP methods
• Prototype and validate new control strategies to boost efficiency and reliability
• Document design decisions, simulations, and tuning procedures

Requirements

• Level II: 3+ years of controls experience; Level III: 5+ years; Level IV: 8+ years
• Strong foundation in control theory, system dynamics, and compensator design
• Experience with simulation tools such as MATLAB/Simulink, SPICE, PLECS, or PSIM
• Experience with embedded systems and real-time control applications
• Familiarity with RTOS, DSPs, and microcontroller-based systems
• Hands-on lab experience with oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and power analyzers
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or related field

Technologies

• MATLAB
• Simulink
• SPICE
• Python
• C
• C++
• PLECS
• PSIM

Work Location

• Onsite in Cleveland, Ohio

Compensation

• Salary range: USD 74,000 - 112,000 per year