Motor Controls Engineer — Real-Time Drive Systems

General Matter, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Medical, vision & dental

Job summary

General Matter, Inc. is seeking a Motor Controls Engineer to design, develop, and implement control algorithms and software for electric motors, drives, and motion systems at the core of our enrichment technology.

You will work across prototype, bench, and integrated hardware with power electronics, firmware, and mechanical teams. Open to multiple levels of experience, this role requires a solid grounding in first-principles analysis, state estimation, and real-time embedded control using

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Develop control-oriented models of motors, drives, and rotating machinery for analysis, control design, and estimation.
• Design and implement motor and motion control algorithms to maximize system capability, performance, and flexibility.
• Develop estimation and monitoring algorithms to maximize system safety and reliability, including state, speed, and fault estimation.
• Evaluate novel subsystems and architectures related to motor control and drive systems to inform product decisions.
• Work with power electronics, firmware, and integration engineers to test, debug, and calibrate algorithms in simulation and on hardware.
• Ensure stability and performance of algorithms using SIL and HIL tools, on the bench and in integrated systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate motor controls with mechanical, power electronics, firmware, and process systems.
• Develop technical documentation and specifications for internal use, vendors, and contractors.
• Support testing, commissioning, and ongoing system improvements across R&D and facility deployments.

Skills

State estimation

Control design

MATLAB/Simulink

Python

C/C++

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Embedded systems

Real-time control

C/C++

Job description

General Matter, Inc. is seeking a Motor Controls Engineer to design, develop, and implement control algorithms and software for electric motors, drives, and motion systems at the core of our enrichment technology.

You will work across prototype, bench, and integrated hardware with power electronics, firmware, and mechanical teams. Open to multiple levels of experience, this role requires a solid grounding in first-principles analysis, state estimation, and real-time embedded control using