Lead Power Controls Engineer - SiC/GaN & HIL

Anduril

Costa Mesa (CA)

On-site

USD 146,000 - 194,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Anduril Industries seeks an experienced Power Controls Engineer to develop and implement advanced control algorithms for high-performance power electronic systems. You will own the control architecture for DC/DC converters, inverters, and motor drives using discrete SiC and GaN power stages, collaborating with hardware and firmware teams to deliver reliable defense-grade solutions.

Responsibilities include designing closed-loop control with Simulink/PLECS, conducting stability analysis, and

Qualifications

BS in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
8+ years designing and tuning digital control loops for power converters.
Proficiency in Simulink and/or PLECS for modeling and analysis.
Strong foundation in z-domain and s-domain design, bode analysis, state-space methods.
Experience with SiC/GaN FET-based power stages in multi-kW range.
Familiarity with MIL-STD-461, 464, 810, or DO-160.

Responsibilities

Design, simulate, and validate closed-loop control algorithms for switch-mode power converters and inverters using Simulink and/or PLECS.
Develop plant models and controller architectures for multi-kW power stages using SiC/GaN devices.
Collaborate with power hardware and firmware engineers to translate control designs into embedded implementations.
Define and execute hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and power-hardware-in-the-loop (PHIL) test plans.
Support model-based code generation workflows and assess EMI/thermal targets.