Project Engineer – Motor Controller Engineer

Insight Global; Elyria (OH); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Project Engineer focused on brushless DC motor controller development to support aerospace actuation and motor control systems. You will design, develop, test, and qualify motor controller hardware and embedded systems for safety-critical aerospace environments.

The role requires collaboration across electrical, software, systems, and mechanical teams and adherence to aerospace certification standards such as DO-178A/DO-254.

Qualifications

• Must design and develop brushless DC motor control systems for aerospace applications.
• Experience with electrical architecture development and power electronics integration.
• Experience validating and qualifying motor controller hardware and embedded control solutions.
• Knowledge of safety-critical embedded systems development and related standards.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop brushless DC motor control systems for aerospace applications.
• Support electrical architecture development, circuit design, and power electronics integration.
• Develop and evaluate motor controller hardware and embedded control solutions.
• Perform requirements analysis, system decomposition, and technical trade studies.
• Support system integration, troubleshooting, and performance optimization activities.
• Develop verification and validation plans and execute qualification testing.
• Collaborate with software, systems, and mechanical engineering teams to ensure successful product integration.
• Support requirements-based development and verification for safety-critical systems.
• Conduct failure analysis and root cause investigations for electrical and system-level issues.
• Create and maintain engineering documentation, test reports, design artifacts, and certification records.
• Participate in technical reviews, customer meetings, and cross-functional design reviews. Aerospace industry experience developing motor controllers or actuation systems.
• Working knowledge of DO-178 and DO-254 processes and documentation.
• Experience with safety-critical embedded systems development.
• Experience using MATLAB/Simulink for modeling and control system development.
• Knowledge of FPGA-based or microcontroller-based control architectures.
• Familiarity with EMC/EMI, environmental, vibration, and qualification testing.
• Experience supporting FAA, military, or aerospace certification programs.
• Understanding of ARP4754A, ARP4761, or related aerospace system development standards.

Skills

Power electronics

Embedded systems

Motor control algorithms

System integration

Aerospace development processes

DO-178/DO-254 familiarity

Safety-critical systems development

MATLAB/Simulink modeling

FPGA/microcontroller architectures

EMC/EMI testing knowledge

FAA/military aerospace experience

ARP4754A/ARP4761 knowledge

Requirements-based development

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking a Project Engineer focused on brushless DC motor controller development to support next-generation aerospace actuation and motor control systems. This engineer will play a key role in the design, development, integration, testing, and qualification of motor controller hardware and embedded systems used in safety-critical aerospace environments.

The ideal candidate possesses a strong background in power electronics, embedded systems, motor control algorithms, system integration, and aerospace development processes. This role requires collaboration across electrical, software, systems, and mechanical engineering teams while supporting compliance with aerospace certification standards.

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Skills and Requirements

• Design and develop brushless DC motor control systems for aerospace applications.
• Support electrical architecture development, circuit design, and power electronics integration.
• Develop and evaluate motor controller hardware and embedded control solutions.
• Perform requirements analysis, system decomposition, and technical trade studies.
• Support system integration, troubleshooting, and performance optimization activities.
• Develop verification and validation plans and execute qualification testing.
• Collaborate with software, systems, and mechanical engineering teams to ensure successful product integration.
• Support requirements-based development and verification efforts for safety-critical systems.
• Conduct failure analysis and root cause investigations for electrical and system-level issues.
• Create and maintain engineering documentation, test reports, design artifacts, and certification records.
• Participate in technical reviews, customer meetings, and cross-functional design reviews. Aerospace industry experience developing motor controllers or actuation systems.
• Working knowledge of DO-178 and DO-254 processes and documentation.
• Experience with safety-critical embedded systems development.
• Experience using MATLAB/Simulink for modeling and control system development.
• Knowledge of FPGA-based or microcontroller-based control architectures.
• Familiarity with EMC/EMI, environmental, vibration, and qualification testing.
• Experience supporting FAA, military, or aerospace certification programs.
• Understanding of ARP4754A, ARP4761, or related aerospace system development standards.
• Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or Aerospace Engineering.