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Engine Control Systems Engineer

Pelican Staffing
Chillicothe, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 7/12/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/12/2026

Education and Experience Requirements:

  • A Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical/Electronics Engineering is required
  • Professional experience in dynamic feedback control theory applied to design and analysis of spark-ignited engine control systems

Skills you will have:

  • Analytical Thinking: Working knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.
  • Communicating Complex Concepts: Working knowledge of effective presentation tools and techniques to ensure clear understanding; ability to use summarization and simplification techniques to explain complex technical concepts in simple, clear language appropriate to the audience.
  • Problem Solving: Working knowledge of approaches, tools, and techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational, or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
  • Embedded Systems: Working knowledge of dynamic feedback control theory, discrete-time embedded systems, digital signal processing, logical control (finite state machines), and physics-based controls design.
  • Requirements Analysis: Basic understanding of tools, methods, and techniques of requirements analysis; ability to elicit, analyze and record required business functionality and non-functionality requirements to ensure the success of a system or software development project.
  • Technical Troubleshooting: Basic understanding of technical troubleshooting approaches, tools, and techniques; ability to anticipate, recognize, and resolve technical issues on hardware, software, application or operation. Working experience with tools like Matlab/Simulink, Vector CANape, GT-Power, etc., Apply knowledge of engines and control software to troubleshoot issues using fishbone diagrams using MiL and on-engine testing.
  • Product Development in Manufacturing: Basic understanding of MiL applied to engine controls, tools and techniques; ability to design, build and manage MiL frameworks. Familiarity with NPI, NTI, and CPI process.
  • Product Testing: Basic understanding of product testing approaches, techniques and tools; ability to design, plan, and execute testing strategies and tactics to ensure product quality at all stages of manufacturing, including MiL and on-engine environments.

Skills and Certifications [note: bold skills and certification are required]
Embedded Systems
Requirements Analysis
Product Development in Manufacturing
Product Testing
Dynamic Feedback Control Theory

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Pay: $97,530.00 - $120,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

Salary : $97,530 - $120,000

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