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CorVent Medical

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United States, Fargo

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IT - Software Development

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Job Description:

The Principal Control Engineer reports to the Staff Controls Engineer and acts as the lead technical contributor for control system design, modeling, and algorithm development in CorVent ventilator products. This role focuses on developing, simulating, and implementing advanced control algorithms that ensure precise and reliable breath delivery while maintaining patient safety. The Principal Control Engineer applies advanced control theory, signal filtering, and uncertainty analysis to deliver optimized real-time control solutions and serves as a key innovator in model-based design.

Job Responsibility:

Design, model, and implement feedback and feedforward control algorithms for ventilator subsystems
Develop and maintain Matlab/Simulink dynamic models for pneumatic, electromechanical, and sensor components
Implement and tune controllers using classical, modern, and nonlinear control techniques
Apply nonlinear control methods including windup prevention, direct and indirect adaptive control, and nonlinear optimization
Design and evaluate signal filters: IIR, FIR, low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, notch, and differentiators
Perform uncertainty and sensitivity analysis, including propagation of error, to evaluate design robustness
Utilize real-time estimation and prediction techniques (least squares, observers, Kalman filters)
Support embedded software integration, verification testing, and algorithm performance tuning
Conduct data analysis and root cause investigations using simulation-based methods
Contribute to design documentation, verification reports, and risk management files per ISO 14971 and 21 CFR 820
Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams and provide technical mentorship to junior staff

Requirements:

M.S.E. or Ph.D. in Control Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering
Minimum 5+ years of experience designing, analyzing, and implementing control systems
Strong foundation in feedback and estimation theory: transfer functions, state-space, discrete-time design
Proven skills in: Nonlinear control (windup prevention, adaptive control, nonlinear optimization)
Filter design (IIR, FIR, LP, HP, BP, notch, differentiators)
Uncertainty & sensitivity analysis
propagation of error
Proficiency in Matlab/Simulink, scripting, Stateflow, and model-based design workflows
Experience with dynamic simulation, real-time testing, and embedded system integration
Excellent analytical and communication skills, capable of working independently and collaboratively

Nice to have:

Experience with pneumatic systems, flow control, proportional valves, and blowers
Familiarity with embedded code generation and integration
Knowledge of IEC 60601-1, IEC 62304, and ISO 14971 design control standards
Experience with model predictive or adaptive control systems for medical devices

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Job Posted:
December 07, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Remote work

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