Master Motion Control for the Toughest Terrain. The Next Generation of Heavy Equipment Control Starts with You!
What Makes This Role Great:
In this role, you will be designing automatic motion control systems algorithms for off-highway industrial machinery such as tractors, combines, excavators, and dozers. Responsibilities include developing, maintaining, and optimizing core control algorithms using MATLAB/Simulink, and integrating these into products.
Key Exciting Responsibilities:
System Architecture & Requirements: Partner with domain experts and project teams to architect positioning and control systems and establish realistic, achievable requirements.
Algorithm Design & Model-Based Design (MBD): Design, develop, and productize core control law algorithms—including feedback/feedforward loop compensation, signal conditioning, and filter/state estimation for optimal pose estimation—utilizing MATLAB/Simulink.
Vehicle Dynamics Modeling: Develop and validate non-linear vehicle dynamics plant models.
System & Software Architecture: Define robust system and software architectures while writing clean, well-documented, and maintainable code and models.
Validation & Physical Testing: Validate control algorithms through simulations (SIL/HIL) and physical on-machine testing to ensure ongoing performance and product quality.
Quality Assurance: Identify and write test cases mapped to control requirements to maintain high-quality software standards.
Development Tooling: Create and maintain custom data processing tools to support the overall development, analysis, and deployment processes.
Essential Skills & Experience:
Core Experience: 5+ years of experience in control algorithm development for dynamic systems.
Education: Master’s or PhD in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, GNC, or a related engineering field (preferred).
Technical Expertise: Strong foundation in classical and modern control theory, with extensive MATLAB/Simulink development experience.
Domain Knowledge: Hands-on experience with automatic control of off-highway industrial machinery.
Testing & Productization: Experience in testing, verification, validation, and productization of algorithms, including the use of plant simulation tools.
Data & Analytics: Experience with data acquisition, processing, and analytics to support testing and validation of developed control systems.
Processes: Familiarity with requirements decomposition and management tools.
Travel: Ability to travel up to 10% annually.
Bonus Points For:
State Estimation & Sensor Fusion: Expertise in Kalman filters, GNSS+IMU state estimation, and sensor fusion for pose estimation.
Advanced Control Systems: Experience designing and addressing control challenges within hydraulic and electro-hydraulic actuation systems.
Automation & GNC: Background in Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) for autonomous/semi-autonomous vehicles, aerospace, marine, or defense systems.
Advanced MBD & Simulation: Experience with Systems Identification, Simscape, Simulink auto-code generation, and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) / Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) testing.
Software Development: Proficiency in C/C++ software development and familiarity with the ROS ecosystem.
Certifications: Experience in safety-critical software development and certification processes.
Artificial Intelligence Integration: Proven track record of evaluating and incorporating modern AI methodologies and tools into control system engineering workflows and product design.
Leadership: Experience leading small technical projects.
Logistics
Location: Westminster, CO Onsite
Travel Requirement: Up to 10% annually
About AgIS
Trimble AgIS provides GNSS and Control System-based hardware and software technologies for implementing customer solutions, including those for the PTx Trimble JV with Agco.
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Control System Engineer, MATLAB, Simulink, Motion Control Algorithms, Off-Highway Machinery, Sensor Fusion, Vehicle Dynamics, Model-Based Design, Autonomous Control, GNC
Compensation: Trimble provides the following compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that it in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position. This compensation range is based on a full time schedule. Trimble reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law.
Hiring Range
$122,500.00–$168,400.00Pay Rate Type
SalaryBonus Eligible?
YesCommission Eligible?
No
Benefits: Trimble offers comprehensive core benefits that include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Time off plans and retirement plans. Most of our businesses also offer tax savings plans for health, dependent care and commuter expenses as well as Paid Parental Leave and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. If this position is identified above as commission- or bonus-eligible, the terms of the commission plan or discretionary bonus plan for which you are eligible will be provided following the employee start date.
How to Apply: Please submit an online application for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply Now’ button located in this posting.
Application Deadline: Trimble accepts applications on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
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Skills Required
- 5+ years of hands-on experience developing control algorithms for dynamic systems
- Experience applying automatic control systems to off-highway machinery
- Strong proficiency in model-based design using MATLAB and Simulink
- Experience testing, validating, verifying, and productizing core algorithms
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, GNC, or a related engineering field
- Master's or PhD in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, GNC, or a related field
- Experience with state estimation using Kalman filters, GNSS and IMU integration, or autonomous vehicle control
- Proficiency with C or C++ software development, Simulink auto-code generation, and ROS ecosystems
- Experience with safety-critical software certification, HIL or SIL testing, or systems identification using Simscape
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An employee stock purchase plan with a discount and lookback, plus RSUs in some roles, makes equity participation accessible. The ESPP is often highlighted as a standout part of the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO is described as generous, with some groups using flexible or unlimited models. Paid holidays and flexible time-off approaches contribute meaningfully to work-life support.
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What We Do
Trimble is transforming the way the world works by delivering products and services that connect the physical and digital worlds. Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data analytics enable customers to improve productivity, quality, safety and sustainability. From purpose built products to enterprise lifecycle solutions, Trimble software, hardware and services are transforming industries such as agriculture, construction, geospatial and transportation. For more information about Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB), visit: www.trimble.com. Trimble products are used in over 141 countries around the world. Employees in more than 30 countries, coupled with a highly capable network of dealers and distribution partners serve and support customers worldwide. As the market leader in most of our businesses, we offer a compelling value proposition to our customers based on productivity, return on investment and environmental stewardship. Come position yourself with an innovative industry leader and position yourself for success.
