Principal – Controls Engineer

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
You will work closely with Engineering, Design, Digital, Nike Sports Research Lab, Program Management and Algorithm/Firmware teams.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for a Controls Lead to join a newly formed team developing innovative, powered athlete products. You will be responsible for innovating and implementing new control solutions to advance our developing products.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of relevant education, experience, or training

• BS in engineering or computer science with 15+ years of experience; MS with 10+ years of experience;  PhD with 7+ years of experience.

• Expertise in:

• Implementation & Architecture: Adjusting and implementing quality final solutions that are computationally efficient, modular, and maintainable.

• Mechanics: Biomechanics, Kinematics and Dynamics

• Machine learning: Decision-making, optimization, and system modeling

• Electromechanical Control: Sensors, filtering, and motor control

• Strong knowledge of C and MATLAB, with at least an intermediate level of Python and C++.

• Experience identifying and solving hard problems and structural issues with creative solutions including algorithmic and/or codebase reorganization.

• Experience ensuring that assigned projects are successful from a Control's team standpoint; responsibility, accountability, and independence are key. 

• Experience with human subject testing, data collection, real-time performance tracking.

•  Experience with high-level “non-classical” control algorithms & techniques (MPC, LQR, Kalman filtering, etc.).

• Experience converting basic prototypes to quality implementations  

• Experience with embedded systems and microcontrollers

• Technical project management and planning, including creation of requirements, constraints, timelines, and methods to manage risk.

• Positive energy, curiosity, and a passion for building magical products that users love.

• Strong technical savvy and understanding/curiosity about emerging innovative technologies.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where continuous learning is core to our identity.

• Willingness to roll up your sleeves to win as a team.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
As ControlsLead, you will play a critical role in driving the execution of our powered athlete product roadmap. You will be responsible for the implementation of algorithms and firmware in controls, ensuring our products deliver a superior user experience.

IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL

• Combine developing, debugging, and optimizing real-time software in novel ways to deliver new features that have immediate impact. 

• Determine and implement the appropriate pattern recognition, heuristics, sensor fusion, data analysis, and/or machine learning techniques to address real athlete needs.  

• Integrate high-level decision-making and motion control for developing systems.

• Help advance Nike’s understanding of control systems.

• Clearly understand and predict athlete’s needs to create the ultimate user experience.

• Scope controls work to be consistent with project goals. Create, execute, and communicate plans, timelines, and resources to break high level problems into more detailed actionable steps while managing risk.

• Proactively work with our multidisciplinary team to represent the Controls Team on complex system solutions.

• Provide technical leadership of team of algorithms, controls, and firmware engineers to support magical product experiences.

• Collaborate with engineers, designers, and researchers to ensure that controls systems serve the athlete.