Control Systems Architect
Richardson, Texas
Hybrid
Direct Hire
$165k - $170k
Our Client is seeking a Controls Systems Architect to lead and help define the control’s hardware and software architecture and platforms for the future.
Required Skills & Experience
Required Skills & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field. Master's degree preferred.
- 15+ years of applicable experience in the Controls or Embedded electronics industry with a focus on System Engineering and Architecture.
- Expert knowledge on controls systems.
- Proven track record in System design and Product development.
- Extremely high-level understanding of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within systems architecture.
- High level of understanding of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans.
- Excellent oral and written communications skills.
- Provide expert leadership in the system architecture specification, innovation and standardization of control architecture and platform across business units.
- Partner with product management on the effective development and efficient use of controls in future multi-generation product lines and technology roadmaps.
- Responsible for the definition of system architecture platforms that satisfy our customer needs and meet existing guidelines and regulations within cost and schedule constraints.
- Facilitate cost-benefit analysis and work closely with engineering and marketing teams to determine the optimal system features while leveraging existing technologies, including AI.
- Work closely with engineering development teams to assure alignment of technical and product roadmaps.
- Develop and design future control architectures, leveraging AI tools, and collaborate closely with Engineering’s advanced technology group.
- Actively investigate and study relevant technology and customer trends to anticipate customer and technical needs for the Controls technology platform.
- Join and participate in external committees, technical bodies, and organizations to stay up to date with the latest guidelines, standards and compliant with requirements in the industry.
- Participate in the development of hardware and software system capabilities.
- Focus future plans towards allowing our controls to be easy to use, install, and configure while maintaining flexibility for future expansion.
- Collaborate with the Software, Hardware, mechanical, service and manufacturing teams to define future control platforms for the residential, commercial and refrigeration product lines.
- Develop innovative ideas to differentiate our future control products.
- Support and maintain system engineering and system architecture artifacts.
- Actively participate in the definition and implementation of new processes and improvements