Project Control Firmware Engineer

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

Rockwell Automation is the largest company in the world dedicated to industrial automation and information. Here, we connect the imaginations of people with the potential of technology to make the world more intelligent, more connected, and more productive. From improving the production of medicines that boost human health to reducing waste in an oil and gas plant, the work we do changes how we live.  

We believe we are doing things never before possible. And we need the brightest minds to help make that happen – the makers, the forward thinkers, the problem solvers. That’s where you come in.  

The Project Control Firmware Engineer is a role that develops, maintaining, and testing embedded software features related to motor control. Responsibilities includes design, implementation, and testing of code plus involvement in requirement specifications and reviews.

The coding is model-based and implemented in MATLAB/Simulink and the Project Control Firmware Engineer will test the code at various stages, from bench simulation to implementation on actual variable frequency drives (VFDs) and motors.

You will report to the Development Manager and is based in Katowice, Poland. 

Your Responsibilities:

• Design and develop motor control models in MATLAB/Simulink
• Develop features for synchronous, induction and permanent magnet motors·      
• Interface model-based code to other embedded software modules using C/C++
• Simulate and test the model locally and on drives/motors
• Optimize code for performance, memory requirement and simplicity
• Validate code for reliability and safety
• Participate in code reviews
• Participate in requirement specifications
• Lead investigation of anomalies and new features
• Work in an agile/scrum environment with a team of other control firmware engineers

The Essentials - You Will Have:

• Knowledge of motor control algorithms, including algorithms for induction, synchronous and permanent magnet motors
• Experience with model-based development in MATLAB/Simulink
• Knowledge of various power converters (3 phase VSI, CSI, NPC, Multi-level, and Matrix converters)
• Knowledge of converter control schemes, converter modulation strategies and drive systems modelling
• Experience in laboratory tests
• To lead the investigation of anomalies and the exploration of new features and control algorithm
• Technical complex information in verbal and written form
• Ability to organize activities of other employees
• 3+ years of experience working in an Agile development environment. 

The Preferred - You Might Also Have:

• Bachelor’s Degree 
• Minimum 7 years of experience in Motor Control
• This role is required to travel nationally/internationally up to 5%. ·           

What We Offer:

Our benefits package includes …

• Comprehensive mindfulness programs with a premium membership to Calm
• Volunteer Paid Time off available after 6 months of employment for eligible employees
• Company volunteer and donation matching program – Your volunteer hours or personal cash donations to an eligible charity can be matched with a charitable donation.
• Employee Assistance Program 
• Personalized wellbeing programs through our OnTrack program 
• On-demand digital course library for professional development

... and other local benefits!

At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.

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