Senior Motor Control Engineer – Real-Time Embedded

Anduril

Costa Mesa (CA)

On-site

USD 146,000 - 194,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a senior motor control engineer to design FOC and six-step control for BLDC/PMSM motors, validate with MIL/SIL/HIL, and integrate firmware on real-time hardware. This role requires deep embedded C experience and a strong background in control theory, with secure access to export-controlled data.

You will work within the Hardware Platform Organization on cross-functional teams, delivering robust motor control solutions and real-time validation across development

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering or equivalent hands-on experience.
  • 8+ years designing and implementing motor control algorithms for BLDC/PMSM.
  • Strong foundation in classical/modern control theory and PID tuning.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement field-oriented control (FOC) for BLDC and PMSM motors.
  • Develop sensorless rotor position estimation techniques for non Hall/encoder apps.
  • Create robust current, speed, and position control loops with stability margins.
  • Build high-fidelity motor models in MATLAB/Simulink for MIL/SIL/HIL.
  • Validate with MIL/SIL/Hardware-in-the-Loop using real-time simulators.
  • Integrate generated code with RTOS, drivers, and application framework.
  • Develop firmware in C on microcontrollers with hard real-time constraints.

Skills

Motor control
Algorithms
MATLAB/Simulink
Embedded C
Real-time OS
HIL testing

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink
PLECS
Embedded Coder
CAN/SPI/UART

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a senior motor control engineer to design FOC and six-step control for BLDC/PMSM motors, validate with MIL/SIL/HIL, and integrate firmware on real-time hardware. This role requires deep embedded C experience and a strong background in control theory, with secure access to export-controlled data.

You will work within the Hardware Platform Organization on cross-functional teams, delivering robust motor control solutions and real-time validation across development

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