Job Details

Embedded Hardware Engineer – Magnetic Bearing Controls (onsite)

Apply for the Embedded Hardware Engineer – Magnetic Bearing Controls (onsite) role at Johnson Controls located in Salem, VA. Candidates must be able to commute or relocate.

Base pay range

$86,000.00/yr – $115,000.00/yr

Who We Are

Synchrony® magnetic bearings are a powerful force in the world of rotating equipment, offering high reliability, low maintenance, and low cost of ownership. Johnson Controls acquired Synchrony in November 2019 to enhance the performance and efficiency of our centrifugal chiller products.

What You Will Do

As an Embedded Hardware Engineer, you will design, develop, validate, and support active magnetic bearing (AMB) control system hardware.

How You Will Do It

• Design and validate embedded hardware and firmware for Active Magnetic Bearing (AMB) control systems
• Create schematics, select components, and design PCB assemblies
• Develop manufacturing test procedures and fixtures
• Troubleshoot and resolve hardware issues in production and various field environments
• Research and validate component substitutions
• Optimize designs for performance, reliability, and cost
• Collaborate with contract manufacturers and third‑party design partners

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related discipline
• 5+ years embedded hardware development experience for high‑voltage, high‑reliability, safety‑critical systems
• Schematic and PCB layout with Altium Designer
• Proficient in PCBA design for microprocessors, DSPs, memory, serial interfaces (USB, Ethernet, SPI, I2C, RS485), data converters (A/D, D/A), and distributed power supplies
• Knowledge of PWM control, EMC layout, and thermal design
• Familiar with lab diagnostics and programming tools (e.g., JTAG, FPGA)
• Experience with real‑time closed‑loop control systems

Preferred

• Industrial Control Systems or experience with rotating machinery
• SoC / SoM architecture & development
• FPGAs, VHDL, Verilog, Xilinx Vivado
• Embedded software development (RTOS, Git, C/C++, Python, Java, STM32/ARM, Windows, and Linux)
• Signal and systems analysis (Bode plots, Nyquist frequency, etc.)

Benefits

Competitive bonus plan, benefits package. For details, visit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site.

Hiring salary range: $86,000 – $115,000. Salary determined by education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.