Payload Motor Controls & Power Electronics Engineer

Space Kinetic Corp.; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary

Equity

PTO

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Bonus

Job summary

Space Kinetic Corp. in El Segundo, CA seeks a Payload Motor Controls and Power Electronics Engineer to design, model, simulate, and implement custom motor controllers for a spacecraft payload.

This hands-on role spans hardware, software, and systems engineering to advance prototype technology for flight. You will design actuators and power systems, run models for feasibility and sizing, implement algorithms on DSP/FPGA, and develop hardware-in-the-loop tests.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field; Master/PhD may substitute for two years.
• 7+ years of motor controls and power electronics experience.
• Experience with MATLAB for dynamic modeling and controls.
• Strong knowledge of BLDC motors and field-oriented control.
• Experience with power-converter topologies and their controls.
• Experience implementing algorithms in hardware and software for target deployment.
• Strong systems-thinking and complex problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Design spacecraft actuators, motor controls, power electronics, and power systems.
• Model and simulate electromechanical and power systems for feasibility, optimization, and system sizing.
• Implement motor-control designs on DSP and FPGA targets.
• Develop hardware-in-the-loop and software-in-the-loop simulations.
• Perform iterative testing and develop operational knowledge of the complete payload.
• Coordinate electrical and software requirements across engineering teams.
• Evaluate buy-versus-build decisions and communicate cost, schedule, and technical risks.

Skills

Motor controls

Power electronics

MATLAB

BLDC control

Power converters

Algorithm deployment

Systems thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master’s/PhD substituting for experience

Tools

DSP/FPGA tooling

Job description

Space Kinetic Corp. in El Segundo, CA seeks a Payload Motor Controls and Power Electronics Engineer to design, model, simulate, and implement custom motor controllers for a spacecraft payload.

This hands-on role spans hardware, software, and systems engineering to advance prototype technology for flight. You will design actuators and power systems, run models for feasibility and sizing, implement algorithms on DSP/FPGA, and develop hardware-in-the-loop tests.