Chipton-Ross is seeking a Motor Control Design Engineer 5 for a contract opportunity in Rolling Meadows, IL.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

(REQUIRED

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

): o Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, or closely related field, and 12+ years of relevant experience (10 years with a Master of Science degree, 8 years with a PhD or Science degree). o Experience with selection and control of 3-phase brushless DC motors. o Experience with power electronics design. o Proficiency with MATLAB, Simulink, and circuit simulation tools (e.g. SPICE, Saber). o Ability to function in a multi-disciplinary team-oriented environment and rapidly adapt to changing work priorities. o US Citizenship. o Ability to obtain a minimum of a Secret Clearance prior to starting.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

Seeking an experienced Staff motor drive engineer to design solutions for electromechanical servo systems. Tasks would include motor selection, PWM and linear motor drive hardware design, controls design, testing, and subsystem integration. The motor drive engineer would work in a small functional team to support programs across multiple business units.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

(DESIRED

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

): o Experience with the selection of motors, motor drives, and digital controllers based on cost constraints and technical performance requirements. o Experience with high precision multi-axis servo applications using inertial stabilization. o Experience with power electronics design using GaN FETs. o Troubleshooting, integration, and test experience. o Understanding of EMI/EMC requirements. o Experience with digital communication interfaces. o Understanding of digital control theory. o Understanding of how motor drive performance impacts system level requirements. o Experience with C code development for Texas Instruments C2000 microcontrollers using the TI Code Composer Studio IDE, or other embedded software/firmware development experience. o Experience conducting structured trade studies. o Excellent verbal and written communication skills. o Active TS/SCI security clearance.

REQUIRED EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, or closely related field is required. School must be accredited.

WORK HOURS

9/80 workweek. On-site at Rolling Meadows, IL.

ADDITIONAL

Applicants responding to this position will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements by currently possessing the ability to view classified government information.