Principal Controls Engineer

About Oshkosh AeroTech, an Oshkosh company

Oshkosh AeroTech is a leading provider of aviation ground support products, gate equipment and airport services to commercial airlines, airports, air-freight carriers, ground handling and military customers. Oshkosh AeroTech offers products that make a difference in people’s lives by supporting those in our communities who do some of the toughest work. They own many of the most trusted brands in the air transportation industry, including LEKTRO®, JetAire®, JetPower®, AmpTekÔ, Jetway®, and more.

The Principal Controls Engineer works within engineering groups to support the development and implementation of control strategies and sub-system

These duties are not meant to be all-inclusive and other duties may be assigned

• •Perform engineering calculations, investigations, and tasks supporting control system development and implementation
• •Deliver results according to Oshkosh and general industry engineering standards and processes
• •Support more senior engineers and product leads in preparation of plans, designs, computation methods, integration and reporting
• •Support both new product development (NPD) and sustaining engineering efforts, including hardware and software obsolescence updates and system replication using modern components
• •Design, develop, and program PLC-based control systems and operator interfaces (HMIs), including:
• •Creation of intuitive, user-friendly displays
• •Alarm handling and system feedback visualization
• •Support integration of multiple control systems and communication across networks
• •Provide hands-on troubleshooting support for manufacturing and test cell operations, identifying root cause across software, hardware, and process-related issues
• •Support production implementation, field service support, and sustaining engineering activities across a wide variety of products
• •Collaborate with software engineering, internal engineering groups, and external component suppliers
• •Provide guidance or mentorship to entry level engineers, designers, or technicians
• •Support equipment sub-system controls research, development, verification and validation, testing, and production implementation
• •Support development of

Internal Contacts: Contact with peers and others involving explanation of information (these contacts may be within or outside department or division), and the gathering of factual information; may include the communication of sensitive or confidential information.

External Contacts: Limited external contact to gather information, answer queries, or ask assistance.

Communication Skills: Read, write and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos; Read and interpret safety rules, operating/maintenance instructions and procedure manuals; Write routine reports, correspondence and speak effectively before both internal and external groups; Read, analyze and interpret business manuals, technical procedures and/or government regulations: Read, analyze and interpret scientific and technical journals, financial reports and legal documents.

Decision-Making: Regularly makes significant decisions and final results, typically affecting the entire department. Available guides or precedents are limited. Has authority over the allocat