Senior Power Controls Engineer — High-Impact, Clearance Eligible

Anduril-1; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Top-tier benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries seeks an experienced Power Controls Engineer to develop and implement advanced control algorithms for high-performance power electronic systems. You will own the control architecture for DC/DC converters, inverters, and motor drives, collaborating with hardware and firmware engineers to deliver reliable defense-grade systems.

Responsibilities include modeling, simulation, HIL/PHIL test planning, and model-based code generation.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• 8+ years designing and tuning digital control loops for power electronic converters.
• Proficiency in Simulink and/or PLECS for control system modeling and analysis.
• Strong foundation in control theory — z-domain and s-domain design, bode analysis, state-space methods.
• Hands-on experience with discrete SiC and/or GaN FET-based power stages in multi-kW range.
• Familiarity with military or aerospace environments and standards (MIL-STD-461/464/810 or DO-160).
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design, simulate, and validate closed-loop control algorithms for switch-mode converters and inverters using Simulink and/or PLECS.
• Develop plant models and controller architectures for multi-kW power stages using SiC/GaN devices.
• Perform stability analysis, loop shaping, and compensator design to meet targets.
• Collaborate with power hardware engineers on gate drive tuning and switching-loss characterization.
• Support model-based code generation and translate designs into embedded implementations.
• Define and execute HIL/PHIL test plans to validate control performance against requirements.
• Contribute to topology and modulation trade studies related to size, weight, and thermal constraints.

Skills

Power electronics control

Control theory

Model-based design

Embedded systems experience

Team collaboration

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

PLECS

Simulink

Embedded Coder

Typhoon HIL

dSPACE

OPAL-RT

TI C2000

STM32

Job description

Anduril Industries seeks an experienced Power Controls Engineer to develop and implement advanced control algorithms for high-performance power electronic systems. You will own the control architecture for DC/DC converters, inverters, and motor drives, collaborating with hardware and firmware engineers to deliver reliable defense-grade systems.

Responsibilities include modeling, simulation, HIL/PHIL test planning, and model-based code generation.