Embedded Real-Time Motor Control Engineer

General Matter, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, vision & dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

General Matter is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to develop real-time control software for test stands and production systems. You will translate control algorithms into deterministic, fault-tolerant code that drives motor drives, coordinates distributed actuators, and handles high-rate data via fieldbus networks.

This role demands hands-on work from early prototypes through deployed systems, emphasizing safety, reliability, and high performance in a nuclear-enriched production

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related STEM field.
• 5+ years of experience developing embedded, real-time, or low-level systems software.
• Evidence of exceptional ability (prior projects, portfolio of work, completed products, etc.).
• Strong, production-level experience in C, C++, or Rust.
• Hands-on experience implementing motor control firmware for electric motors and drives, such as field-oriented control, sensorless control, PWM, and closed-loop current control.
• Solid grounding in control fundamentals (linear systems, discrete-time control, digital filtering, and state estimation).
• Hands-on experience with real-time systems and hardware/software integration, timing, concurrency, and device driver development.
• Ability to perform trade studies and make clear recommendations from first principles.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop deterministic, safety-critical control software on real-time Linux (e.g., PREEMPT_RT) and embedded microcontroller/DSP targets.
• Define real-time architecture, driver standards, and hardware interface conventions across R&D, test, and production systems.
• Implement and optimize motor control algorithms in embedded firmware, including field-oriented control, sensorless control, and high-rate closed-loop current and torque control.
• Develop low-level drive firmware for PWM generation, synchronized ADC sampling, current and voltage sensing, and motor feedback interfaces for power electronics and inverters.
• Implement estimation, monitoring, and protection functions to maximize system safety and reliability.
• Build and maintain industrial fieldbus masters and stacks (EtherCAT, CAN/CANopen, EtherNet/IP) for hard real-time control.
• Write drivers and interfaces for scientific instrumentation, sensors, and data acquisition hardware for high-speed acquisition across SPI, I2C, serial, USB, PCIe, Ethernet.
• Own software from development through deployment by building automated build, test, and validation infrastructure (SIL/HIL).
• Perform safety analyses and validate control logic to ensure deterministic behavior under fault conditions.
• Contribute to integrated system testing, commissioning, and continuous improvement of embedded software on production equipment.

Skills

C/C++

Rust

Real-time systems

Embedded

Linux RTOS

Motor control firmware

Hardware/software integration

Python

MATLAB/Simulink

CAN/EtherCAT

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant STEM field

Tools

EtherCAT

CANopen

EtherNet/IP

Modbus

TI C2000

STM32

PCIe

I2C

SPI

Linux PREEMPT_RT

Job description

General Matter is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to develop real-time control software for test stands and production systems. You will translate control algorithms into deterministic, fault-tolerant code that drives motor drives, coordinates distributed actuators, and handles high-rate data via fieldbus networks.

This role demands hands-on work from early prototypes through deployed systems, emphasizing safety, reliability, and high performance in a nuclear-enriched production