✦ Luna Orbit — Engineering (Non-Software)

Senior Embedded Software & Controls Tech Specialist - Defense

at Oshkosh

Hybrid 💰 $104K – $173K USD / year Posted March 17, 2026
Salary $104K – $173K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience senior
Exp. Years 8+ years
Education MS or PhD in Automotive, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Mechatronic Systems
Category Engineering (Non-Software)

This role involves designing and validating embedded control systems for defense applications, supporting full lifecycle from modeling to hardware deployment.

  • Design control algorithms
  • Model and simulate systems
  • Integrate hardware
  • Validate control strategies
  • Troubleshoot embedded systems

Utilizes MATLAB, Simulink, embedded C/C++, and control theory to develop real-time control algorithms for vehicle and electromechanical systems.

The ideal candidate is a senior control systems engineer with 8+ years of experience in embedded control design, modeling, and validation, proficient in Simulink and embedded C/C++, with a background in defense or vehicle systems.

Control System DesignControl AlgorithmsSimulinkEmbedded C/C++System ModelingHardware IntegrationSystem TestingTroubleshootingReal-Time Embedded SystemsSystem Calibration
Model Predictive ControlKalman FilteringLQR / LQGMIMO System DesignSystem IdentificationPhysical ModelingVehicle ControlEmbedded Software DevelopmentMotor ControlElectromechanical Systems
SimulinkMATLABStateflowMotoHawkOpenECUdSPACERaptorEmbedded CRTOSLinux
Control system designcontrol algorithmssimulinkembedded csystem modelinghardware integrationsystem testingrtosmodel predictive controlkalman filtering
Control System DesignControl AlgorithmsStability AnalysisRobustness AnalysisPerformance AnalysisSimulinkEmbedded CEmbedded C++System ModelingState-Space ModelsFrequency-Domain ModelsPhysical ModelingSystem IdentificationModel ValidationHardware IntegrationElectromechanical SystemsHydraulic SystemsVehicle SystemsControl StrategiesSystem CalibrationTroubleshootingReal-Time Embedded SystemsRTOSLinuxMicrocontrollersSystem TestingModel-Based DevelopmentNumerical Optimization
Technical ExpertiseProblem-solvingAttention to DetailTeam CollaborationCommunicationCritical Thinking
Industry Defense
Job Function Embedded control system development
Role Subtype Control Systems Engineer
Tech Domains Simulink, MATLAB, Stateflow, Embedded C, RTOS, Linux, System Modeling, Control Algorithms
control system designcontrol algorithmssimulinkembedded cembedded c++system modelinghardware integrationsystem testingrtosmodel predictive controlkalman filteringlqrlqgmimo system designsystem identificationphysical modelingvehicle controlembedded softwaremotor controlelectromechanical systems

Lack of experience with Simulink or control modeling, No embedded C/C++ expertise, No experience in real-time systems, Inability to work on defense projects

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