Controls Engineer Team Lead
Oshkosh Corporation · New Hudson, MI
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Controls
- Base pay
- $104k–$174k
- Travel
- 15%
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 6+ years
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- 23 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management controls role at Oshkosh Corporation (automotive) in New Hudson, MI. You will lead a small team responsible for end-to-end controls architecture, embedded software development, system modeling, integration, and validation.
- They ask for
- 6+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), Robotics
- Base pay
- $104k–$174k
- Day to day
- about 15% travel
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Controls Engineer roles in Michigan: typical posted base $79k–$143k. This one lists $104k–$174k.
Median of the low and high ends of 16 live postings that list pay, out of 54 controls engineer openings in Michigan, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 53 other live controls postings in Michigan.
- Base pay
- About 28% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- More than usual (6+ vs 5+)
Typical $76k–$141k, from 15 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Automation 76%
- ✓ Robotics 67%
- PLC 61%
- New product launch 33%
- ✓ Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 30%
- AutoCAD 24%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Oshkosh Corporation in New Hudson
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Full description from Oshkosh CorporationAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
requirements
- ✓Lead bench bring-up, HIL testing, and hands-on system troubleshooting.
- ✓Implement and test automotive, industrial, and MIL bus protocols (CAN, J1939, CANopen, Ethernet, EtherCAT, DDS, TSN).
Qualifications
- ✓Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical/Mechatronics Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- ✓Experience : BS or MS in Automotive, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Mechatronic Systems w/ 6+ years of engineering experience
- ✓Leadership: Demonstrated experience leading technical projects, mentoring junior/mid-level engineers, or serving in a team lead capacity.
- ✓Core Controls & Modeling: Proficiency in MATLAB / Simulink / Stateflow for algorithm design and physical system modeling.
- ✓Embedded Development: Strong hands-on proficiency with C/C++ for real-time operating systems (RTOS), bare-metal microcontrollers, or embedded Linux .
- ✓Communication & Protocols: Practical experience with bus protocols and diagnostic tools (e.g., CAN/CAN-FD, J1939, Vector CANalyzer/CANoe; Ethernet/Ethercat, DDS, Wireshark).
- ✓Integration & Troubleshooting: Proven track record of debugging hardware/software issues using test and measurement equipment, data acquisition (DAQ) systems.
Preferred Qualifications
- ✓Prior formal direct-report management experience (performance reviews, hiring).
- ✓Experience with functional safety standards (ISO 26262, IEC 61508, MIL-882E)
- ✓Experience with commercial rapid-prototyping ECUs (e.g., dSPACE, Raptor, MotoHawk, OpenECU).
- ✓Experience with electric/hybrid powertrains, motor controls, or electro-hydraulic by-wire systems.
- ✓Familiarity with modern software workflows: Git, CI/CD pipelines for embedded targets, automated unit testing, and static analysis (MISRA C/C++).
- ✓Experience with multi-body dynamics or full-vehicle simulation tools (e.g., CarSim, TruckSim, Simscape, Dymola, FMI/FMU).
responsibilities
of the role, the candidate's experience, education and skills, as well as the equity of pay among team members in similar positions. Beyond offering a competitive total rewards package, we prioritize a people-first culture and offer various opportunities to support team member growth and success.
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About Pratt Miller, an Oshkosh company
Pratt Miller is a product development company in motorsports, defense, and mobility industries providing clients with product engineering and low-volume production solutions. Our range of research & development, engineering, prototype manufacturing, test & validation, and low-rate production capability help our customers bring their high-quality products to market faster.
As the Embedded Software & Controls Team Lead , you will lead a small team responsible for end-to-end controls architecture, embedded software development, system modeling, integration, and validation. This role balances technical leadership (approx. 70%) with people management and mentorship (approx. 30%) , guiding 2 to 7 engineers in delivering robust, high-reliability control systems for advanced mobility, robotic, and defense platforms.
include but are not limited to the following
1. Team Leadership & People Management
- •Supervise, mentor, and manage performance for 2–7 direct reports.
- •Drive team goal-setting, technical development, and employee retention.
- •Assist with engineering recruitment, screening, and technical interviews.
- •Support department budgeting, resource planning, and effort estimation.
2. Technical Leadership & Architecture
- •Lead the technical execution of embedded software and control system projects
- •Define system-level control architectures, software interfaces, communication protocols, and functional requirements.
- •Support code review processes, and ensure adherence to software development processes, safety and quality guidelines (e.g., MISRA, ISO 26262, MIL 882E).
- •Support cross-functional coordination, customer reviews, and proposal efforts.
3. System Modeling, Simulation & Controls Design
- •Develop multi-domain models for mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems.
- •Design and tune classical and modern control algorithms (PID, state-space, MPC).
- •Execute Model-in-the-Loop (MIL) and Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) simulations.
- •Correlate and validate simulation models against empirical test data.
4. Embedded Software & Hardware Integration
- •Oversee embedded software implementation in C/C++ and Model-Based Design auto-coded targets (Simulink Coder / Embedded Coder).
- •Specify microcontroller/ECU hardware, sensor interfaces, and actuator
Working Conditions & Travel
- •Schedule : Standard daytime business hours (Monday–Friday) with flexibility required during critical integration or test milestones .
- •Physical Demands: Role involves a mix of office engineering, lab bench testing, and occasional hands-on work in vehicle/test-bay environments.
- •Travel: Up to 10–15% travel for customer meetings, field testing, or on-site commissioning.
Pay Range
$104,100.00 - $173,900.00
The above pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target pay for the position across all U.S. locations. Within this range, individual pay is determined by various factors, including the scope and