Senior Controls Engineer

The Controls Engineer will join Keurig Dr Pepper’s Advanced Systems organization. The Controls Engineer will work on cross-functional teams to develop and analyze controls strategies for next generation thermal-fluids systems on Keurig appliances.

The Controls Engineer will be responsible for developing, testing, and analyzing controls and algorithms critical to beverage creation, sustaining existing technologies, and innovate control strategies in thermal systems in support of new product development. This position will have significant impact and leverage on current and future products and will be in an excellent position for visibility and growth within the Keurig Dr Pepper technology organization.

The Controls Engineer will be the subject matter expert for thermal control strategy of the Keurig appliance portfolio. While this position does not have direct reports, the Controls Engineer may have a responsibility for instructing, directing and checking the work of other design engineers.

What you will do:

• Be responsible for developing and maintaining thermal & fluid control systems throughout Keurig Dr Pepper’s product lineup
• Help select pump, heater, valve, etc components for next generation thermal systems
• Develop model-based control strategies (thermos-fluids controls, heating algorithms) based on data from physical thermal systems into their representative control systems
• Have a design-to-value mentality and be able to articulate consumer level trade-offs on technology recommendations
• Execute a controls platform strategy with a focus on re-use while keeping an eye on consumer needs
• Partner with a cross-functional team including electronics, software, and platform engineering
• Support and/or drive continuous improvement
• Follow all Keurig Dr Pepper policies and procedures

• Bachelor’s degree in EE, CS, or the equivalent, Master’s degree preferred
• 6+ years of professional experience in a high-volume consumer product industry. Preferred experience in Control Systems Integration. Able to define control architectures and make recommendations and improvements to current architectures. Comfortable in both linear and non-linear systems
• Understanding of feed-forward, model-based, and PID control theories of mechanical and thermal systems (heaters and heating elements, air and water pumps, valves, etc.).
• Understanding of high-volume subsystem design including evaluating variation across product lines
• Experience developing code in C++, Python, etc
• Experience in Modelica or other system simulation tools a plus
• Experience working hands-on in a lab setting with other Engineers
• Experience with Six Sigma practices including Root Cause Analysis, 8D, A3, Design of Experiments, etc.
• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt a plus
• Ability to present technologies and status of development projects to management and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated record of making critical decisions that positively impact the course of the organization.
• Willing to travel up to 20% of time