PLC Control Software Engineer

Job Description Summary We are seeking a Control Software Engineer to help develop next-generation additive manufacturing machines for GE Additive. This role will work with software, hardware, research, and external partner engineering and business teams to define and develop differentiated GE Additive machines for GE Additive business. Utilize your experience and expertise to solve problems, develop and execute objectives, and help change how the world designs, builds, produces, and consumes everything! Are you looking for a role that you can help shape the future?

Let's redefine what's possible together!

Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities

As a Control Software Engineer, you will

• Support and/or lead control software design including controller gain tuning, software architecture design, stability analysis, sensing and control stacks, etc.
• Support and/or lead hardware in the loop software testing and validation to ensure design meets design intent and software requirements.
• Develop and maintain machine simulation and CI/CD pipelines to enable rapid development, test and deployment.
• Collaborate closely with engineering architecture, software requirements and quality teams to plan, package, and deliver software for our customers and users.
• Collaborate with quality assurance on verification and validation plans to ensure control software design is fully validated.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders and requirements engineering to develop and decompose un-ambiguous software requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited college or university
• One year of experience with software, electrical, and controls design; or internship experience in related field.
• Strong written technical communication and documentation skills

Desired Characteristics

• Experience in the field of additive manufacturing.
• Experience decomposing requirements from higher level systems/product requirements, implementing designs to meet requirements, and verifying design against requirements.
• Experience with electric motors and drives, feedback control systems, and signal processing.
• Experience programming programmable logic controllers (PLCs) with a preference on the B&R plc platform.
• Experience with modern agile software development tools (Github, Jenkins, Artifactory, Jira).
• Experienced in motion control and knowledge of high precision motion control systems
• Experienced controlling 3 phase motors using VFDs
• Experienced controlling DC motors using PWM control

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

About Us

Additive manufacturing is transforming the world and GE Additive is leading that

transformation. Today GE Additive is developing technologies and machines that will transform, adapt and evolve as quickly as the world changes around us, delivering fast and at scale.

GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristics protected by law.

This role is restricted to U.S. persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and other protected individuals under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) due to access to export-controlled technology. GE will require proof of status prior to employment.

Additional Information

GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer . Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

As a federal government contractor, GE may in the future be required to have U.S. employees fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Some GE customers currently have vaccination manda