Senior LabVIEW Controls Engineer--GOLDEN, CO

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JOB DESCRIPTION
Vehicle Projects Inc is seeking a full-time, senior controls engineer for the development and demonstration of high-power hydrogen-fuelcell rail vehicles. For background on our rail-vehicle program, please google the keywords: (“fuel cell locomotive” “vehicle projects”). Responsibilities of the position include:
Overall fuelcell powerplant control system design, including integration with the vehicle control system
Computer modeling and simulation of hybrid powerplant operation
Design and development of complex LabVIEW control system applications
Preparation of electrical drawings, specifications, and test plans
Participation in laboratory and field testing of subsystems and vehicles
Data analyses
Part-sourcing and ordering of hardware
Support of hardware-build activities
Occasional technical support to other staff members’ projects, including research
Travel to build-facilities, test sites, and demonstration sites (based on the past 12 months as a sample, this position requires 17 % of work-days on travel)
QUALIFICATIONS
The successful candidate must demonstrate the following qualifications:
Self-motivation and ability to learn quickly
Self-confidence to thrive in the high-risk, high-reward R&D environment
8-10 years of experience with LabVIEW, including 4 years each with Realtime and FPGA Modules
Experience with the National Instruments cRIO platform
Experience with CAN communications
Familiarity with Ethernet networking
Ability to work closely with skilled trades people and understand the practical side of system design
Excellent communication skills, including the ability to interface with multiple international design teams
Excellent hands-on and troubleshooting skills
MS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Controls Engineering is preferred
Interest in scientific disciplines and having a scientific mindset are a plus
While the ability to learn fuelcell and hydrogen technology is essential, in-depth knowledge of fuel cells and hydrogen is not a prerequisite for the appointment.
COMPANY
Vehicle Projects Inc (since 1998), based in Denver/Golden, Colorado, serves the transportation industry by developing and demonstrating prototype hydrogen-fuelcell vehicles that address worldwide societal problems such as energy efficiency, energy security, and global climate change. Once a fuelcell prototype vehicle is built and tested, we provide it to industry for demonstration under working conditions.
The company has two independent associated nonprofit research organizations: Fuelcell Propulsion Institute (since 1996) and Supersonic Institute. The Fuelcell Propulsion Institute laid the foundations for the current development of railway locomotives. Supersonic Institute conducts research and educates the public on supersonic vehicles fueled by hydrogen.
Industrial clients and co-funders of our projects have included Placer Dome Mining Company, Newmont Mining Corporation, Caterpillar, Mitsui & Co (Japan), and BNSF Railway Co. Government funders have included the US Department of Energy, US Department of Defense, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Government of Canada, and Government of Japan.
Our state-of-the-art facility, constructed in 2007, is part of the burgeoning west-Denver (Golden) corridor of renewable-energy companies, including the nearby National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Metro Denver (www.metrodenver.org), with a population of three million, is a well-managed city located at the base of the Rocky Mountains. With an average annual temperature of 50 F, low humidity, and 300 days of sun, its moderate climate is one of many attractive features of the city. Its citizens are in the top national percentiles for fitness, health, and formal education.
We believe our company’s most important asset is its people. New employees are selected with care, and successful employees are nurtured and encouraged to remain with the company through empowerment, highly competitive compensation, a generous benefits package, job-related training, profit-sharing, and a pleasant work environment.
COMPENSATION
A person of the caliber we are seeking will receive an above-average salary, employment contract, and a generous benefits package, including profit sharing.
APPLICATION
Apply by 4 April 2011 by sending an email-attached MS-Word letter of application, resume, salary history, and the names and contact information of three references. A portfolio in support of the application is desirable. The letter of application, addressed personally to the president of the company and using proper style for a business letter, should specifically address your qualifications and experience to undertake the stated responsibilities. Only applicants who write such a letter will be considered. The selection process includes more than one interview, a LabVIEW proficiency test, and a writing-skills evaluation. Please send application materials to [email protected].

Answer 1

I am a control systems engineer with 16 years of experience designing and building large systems using LabVIEW in Albuquerque NM  and working currently for TEAM Technologies Inc. almost 15 years.
I hold a Master Degree in Space Power Systems graduated from Moscow Aerospace University.
I invented and implemented a message-driven and scripting controlled LabVIEW architecture which I presented couple times at NIWeeks, published in LTR, and local NI and ALVIN seminars. This architecture I was successfully used to develop projects for SNL (National Lab), WSTF (NASA), EMCORE, and etc. firms and organizations.
My expertise areas are: 1) Mechanical Engineering; 2) High Temperature Energy Converters; 3) Thermodynamics 4) Digital and Analog Electronics; 5) Programming: LabVIEW,  C, embedded microprocessors (ARM, Cortex); Distributed hard real-time control with PXI and Compact RIO instrumentation.
I have published 45 scientific papers and have six patents.
I am NOT a certified NI LabVIEW programmer, because I believe that scientists and engineers has to have Degree Diploma only.
LabVIEW is just a programming tool nothing more.
Regards,
Youri Djachiachvili
Aerospace Engineer.
email: [email protected]