Power Electronics Controls Engineer — SiC/GaN, HIL

Anduril-1

Costa Mesa (CA)

On-site

USD 129,000 - 171,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking an experienced Power Controls Engineer to design, simulate, and validate high‑performance control strategies for DC/DC converters, inverters, and motor drives using Simulink/PLECS. You will own the control architecture for SiC/GaN power stages in defense applications and collaborate with hardware/firmware teams to deliver reliable, embedded solutions.

Qualifications include a BS in EE or Controls, 5+ years in digital control loops for power electronics, and

Qualifications

BS in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
5+ years designing and tuning digital control loops for power converters or motor drives.
Proficiency in Simulink and/or PLECS for modeling and analysis.
Strong foundation in z-domain, s-domain, bode analysis, state-space methods, and discrete-time implementation.
Hands-on with discrete SiC and/or GaN FET-based power stages in multi-kW range.
Familiarity with MIL-STD-461, 464, 810, or DO-160 and DoD aerospace environments.
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

Design, simulate, and validate closed-loop control for switch-mode converters and inverters using Simulink and/or PLECS.
Develop plant models and controller architectures for multi-kW power stages with SiC/GaN devices.
Perform stability analysis, loop shaping, and compensator design to meet targets.
Collaborate with power hardware and firmware engineers on gate drive tuning and switching-loss characterization.
Support model-based code generation and embedded implementation.
Define and execute HIL and PHIL test plans to validate control performance.