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What you will do
Synchrony® magnetic bearings are a powerful force in the world of rotating equipment! With excellent performance and stability under high-speed and high-temperature conditions, Synchrony magnetic bearings give high reliability, low maintenance, and low overall cost of ownership that conventional bearings simply can't match. Synchrony designs and manufactures highly reliable magnetic bearing and high-speed motors for a wide range of markets and applications. Johnson Controls acquired Synchrony in November 2019 to enhance the performance and efficiency of our centrifugal chiller products. Learn more today at Synchrony® magnetic bearings - a powerful force in the world of rotating equipment.
We're hiring! Johnson Controls is seeking a Control Systems Engineer to support the design, development, application engineering, optimization, manufacturing support, and field support of active magnetic bearing (AMB) control systems for our JCI-Synchrony Engineering team! This position is onsite at our Salem, VA, facility. Candidates must be commuting distance or be able to relocate. Various relocation packages are available.
How you will do it

• Provide commissioning and field support services for AMB systems, including initial setup, remote monitoring, optimization, and troubleshooting
• Perform rotodynamic analysis for new AMB-supported machinery
• Provide hands-on testing support for new magnetic bearing features, software, and manufacturability improvements
• Provide hands-on troubleshooting support for magnetic bearing manufacturing and installation problems
• Support MBC control algorithm development and control system architecture modifications

What you will need
Required

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or a closely related field
• 2+ years' experience in an engineering or manufacturing setting. Internships, co-op work, and graduate laboratory research work will be considered as experience
• Control theory
• Rotordynamics and vibration theory
• Dynamic analysis and testing experience with machinery equipment
• Software development
• Familiarity working with hand tools and basic electrical instruments
• Able to investigate root causes across a wide range of engineering disciplines, including electrical, controls, mechanical, thermal, etc., and implement countermeasures

Preferred

• Master's degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or a closely related field
• C, MATLAB, and/or Python
• Industry experience: turbomachinery, rotating machinery, including rigid and flexible shafts

HIRING SALARY RANGE: $85,000 - $120,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, location and alignment with market data.) This role offers a competitive Bonus plan that will take into account individual, group, and corporate performance. This position includes a competitive benefits package. For details, please visit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site at https://jobs.johnsoncontrols.com/about-us
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