Embedded Controls Engineer (W2 Only)

Role: Senior Embedded Controls Engineer

Location: Milwaukee, WI Area – Onsite

Job Overview

Generac is seeking a Senior Embedded Controls Engineer with strong expertise in Model-Based Design using MATLAB/Simulink. The engineer will develop models from scratch for complex physical systems, develop and tune control algorithms, support simulation and validation, and generate production embedded code.

Experience with gensets/engine controls, generators, power management, power conversion, or medium-voltage systems is highly relevant. Candidates do not need to have both genset and medium-voltage experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop MATLAB/Simulink models from scratch for complex physical and electromechanical systems.
• Build physics-based, mathematical, or data-driven models.
• Model systems such as engines, generators, gensets, power conversion equipment, or similar systems.
• Design, simulate, tune, and validate embedded control algorithms.
• Configure models for automatic embedded code generation.
• Support model verification, simulation, MIL/SIL/HIL testing, and controls validation.
• Generate and validate production-quality embedded software from Simulink models.
• Collaborate with controls, embedded software, electrical, mechanical, and other engineering teams.
• Support new product development and next-generation controls technology.
• Work in a rapidly evolving product-development environment.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• Strong hands-on MATLAB/Simulink experience.
• Proven experience building models from scratch, not just modifying existing models.
• Strong understanding of controls theory, physical-system modeling, and simulation.
• Experience developing, tuning, and validating control algorithms.
• Experience with automatic code generation from Simulink or similar model-based development environments.
• Embedded controls/software development experience.
• Ability to explain modeling methodologies used to represent real-world systems.

Preferred Experience

• Medium-voltage power systems, preferably 11kV+.
• Genset / generator / engine controls.
• Generators, alternators, power management, power conversion, inverters, electrification, or energy systems.
• Embedded controls and Model-Based Design.
• MIL/SIL/HIL validation.