Control System Engineer

Master Motion Control for the Toughest Terrain. The Next Generation of Heavy Equipment Control Starts with You! ​ What Makes This Role Great: In this role, you will be designing automatic motion control systems algorithms for off-highway industrial machinery such as tractors, combines, excavators, and dozers. Responsibilities include developing, maintaining, and optimizing core control algorithms using MATLAB/Simulink, and integrating these into products. Key Exciting Responsibilities: System Architecture & Requirements: Partner with domain experts and project teams to architect positioning and control systems and establish realistic, achievable requirements. Algorithm Design & Model-Based Design (MBD): Design, develop, and productize core control law algorithms—including feedback/feedforward loop compensation, signal conditioning, and filter/state estimation for optimal pose estimation—utilizing MATLAB/Simulink. Vehicle Dynamics Modeling: Develop and validate non-linear vehicle dynamics plant models. System & Software Architecture: Define robust system and software architectures while writing clean, well-documented, and maintainable code and models. Validation & Physical Testing: Validate control algorithms through simulations (SIL/HIL) and physical on-machine testing to ensure ongoing performance and product quality. Quality Assurance: Identify and write test cases mapped to control requirements to maintain high-quality software standards. Development Tooling: Create and maintain custom data processing tools to support the overall development, analysis, and deployment processes. Essential Skills & Experience: Core Experience: 5+ years of experience in control algorithm development for dynamic systems. Education: Master’s or PhD in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, GNC, or a related engineering field (preferred). Technical Expertise: Strong foundation in classical and modern control theory, with extensive MATLAB/Simulink development experience. Domain Knowledge: Hands-on experience with automatic control of off-highway industrial machinery. Testing & Productization: Experience in testing, verification, validation, and productization of algorithms, including the use of plant simulation tools. Data & Analytics: Experience with data acquisition, processing, and analytics to support testing and validation of developed control systems. Processes: Familiarity with requirements decomposition and management tools. Travel: Ability to travel up to 10% annually. Bonus Points For: State Estimation & Sensor Fusion: Expertise in Kalman filters, GNSS+IMU state estimation, and sensor fusion for pose estimation. Advanced Control Systems: Experience designing and addressing control challenges within hydraulic and electro-hydraulic actuation systems. Automation & GNC: Background in Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) for autonomous/semi-autonomous vehicles, aerospace, marine, or defense systems. Advanced MBD & Simulation: Experience with Systems Identification, Simscape, Simulink auto-code generation, and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) / Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) testing. Software Development: Proficiency in C/C++ software development and familiarity with the ROS ecosystem. Certifications: Experience in safety-critical software development and certification processes. Artificial Intelligence Integration: Proven track record of evaluating and incorporating modern AI methodologies and tools into control system engineering workflows and product design. Leadership: Experience leading small technical projects. Logistics Location: Westminster, CO Onsite Travel Requirement: Up to 10% annually About AgIS Trimble AgIS provides GNSS and Control System-based hardware and software technologies for implementing customer solutions, including those for the PTx Trimble JV with Agco . PTx Trimble (f.k.a. Trimble Agriculture ) Trimble Civil Construction Why You'll Love Working With Us At Trimble, we're not just a company that "does good"—we are a team dedicated to making a tangible, positive Real-World Impact. We build innovative solutions designed to solve the world's most critical challenges. From construction sites to transportation hubs, our work tangibly improves how people live, build, move, and grow. You'll work on projects that truly matter:   Our purpose-driven culture means you'll be helping to build and deliver solutions that make work faster, safer, and more sustainable for millions of people worldwide. Collaborate with like-minded people:   Our strong internal culture is a hidden gem. You will work with a collaborative, supportive team that shares your purpose and fosters a genuine sense of belonging. Be an owner:   Trimble thrives on individuals who take initiative and embrace ownership. You'll find an entrepreneurial spirit where success is often self-authored, empowering proactive doers. ​ Control System Engineer, MATLAB, Simulink, Motion Control Algorithms, Off-Highway Machinery, Sensor Fusion, Vehicle Dynamics, Model-Based Design, Autonomous Control, GNC Compensation:  Trimble provides the following compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that it in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position. This compensation range is based on a full time schedule. Trimble reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law. Hiring Range $122,500.00–$168,400.00 Pay Rate Type Salary Bonus Eligible? Yes Commission Eligible? No Benefits:   Trimble offers comprehensive core benefits that include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Time off plans and retirement plans. Most of our businesses also offer tax savings plans for health, dependent car