Senior Controls Engineer

About the role

As Senior Controls Design Engineer, you will be the lead technical contributor in a controls engineering team responsible for the Trip Optimizer Energy Management/Cruise Control system for heavy haul freight locomotives. The role combines hands-on controls development with technical leadership across product enhancements, field support and long-term product evolution.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the design of train control algorithms and system functionality, including control strategies, estimation methods, performance analysis and technical specifications for freight train cruise control and train handling applications.
• Develop, implement and validate control system solutions using MATLAB/Simulink, supporting simulation, validation, testing and release.
• Coordinate technical activities within a team of controls engineers, helping set priorities and keep progress steady across field issues, new features and long-term product evolution.
• Analyze field performance data, investigate reported issues, determine root causes and drive corrective actions.
• Collaborate with systems, software and product teams to deliver robust solutions.
• Mentor other engineers through design reviews, collaborative problem solving and knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to the long-term technical roadmap for train control capabilities.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or another engineering discipline with a controls or dynamic systems focus.
• Minimum 8 years of engineering experience.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 10% of the time to railroad yards and the field.
• Physical demands: lifting under 10 lbs occasionally, getting on and off a locomotive, and occasionally working 12-hour or longer shifts, often overnight.

Required skills

• Demonstrated proficiency in model-based control system design and development using MATLAB/Simulink.
• Preferred: experience with feedback control systems, dynamic system modeling or estimation techniques.
• Preferred: experience coordinating technical activities, mentoring engineers, investigating field issues and analyzing operational, test or field data.
• Preferred: familiarity with locomotive systems, train operations, vehicle dynamics or rail transportation systems.
• Preferred: Master's degree or advanced study in controls, robotics, autonomous systems, estimation, optimization or dynamic system modeling.

What we offer

• Salary range of $104,800-$149,300, depending on training, experience, education, market conditions and location.
• Benefits including health, welfare and retirement coverage, and possibly an annual bonus if eligible.