Senior Power Electronics Controls Architect (SiC/GaN, HIL)

Anduril; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 292,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Top-tier benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries seeks an experienced Principal Power Controls Engineer to own the control architecture for DC/DC converters, inverters, and motor drives using SiC/GaN devices. This role requires deep expertise in control modeling, hardware validation, and model-based design in defense applications.

The candidate will collaborate with firmware and power hardware teams to optimize performance, EMI, and reliability, and to support HIL/PHIL test plans ensuring compliance with MIL-STD and DO-160

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or related discipline.
• 15+ years of experience designing and tuning digital control loops for power electronic converters (DC/DC, DC/AC, or motor drives).
• Proficiency in Simulink and/or PLECS for control system modeling, simulation, and analysis.
• Strong foundation in control theory - z-domain and s-domain design, bode analysis, state-space methods, and discrete-time implementation considerations.
• Hands-on experience with discrete SiC and/or GaN FET-based power stages in the multi-kW range.
• Familiarity with military or aerospace environments and standards such as 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 power converters and inverters using Simulink and/or PLECS.
• Controls for 3-phase AC systems, with and without a switched Neutral
• Develop plant models and controller architectures (voltage-mode, current-mode, sensorless FOC, etc.) for multi-kW power stages utilizing discrete SiC and GaN FETs.
• Perform stability analysis, loop shaping, and compensator design to meet transient response, efficiency, and EMI targets.
• Collaborate with power hardware engineers on gate drive tuning, dead-time optimization, and switching-loss characterization of wide-bandgap devices.
• Support model-based code generation workflows and work with firmware engineers to translate control designs into embedded implementations.
• Define and execute hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and power-hardware-in-the-loop (PHIL) test plans to validate control performance against system requirements.
• Contribute to trade studies on converter topology, modulation strategy, and control bandwidth as they relate to size, weight, power, and thermal constraints.

Skills

Simulink

PLECS

Control theory

SiC/GaN power electronics

Embedded C/C++

MIL-STD-461/464/810/DO-160

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

MS/PhD preferred (power electronics controls)

Tools

Typhoon HIL

dSPACE

OPAL-RT

Embedded Coder

Job description

Anduril Industries seeks an experienced Principal Power Controls Engineer to own the control architecture for DC/DC converters, inverters, and motor drives using SiC/GaN devices. This role requires deep expertise in control modeling, hardware validation, and model-based design in defense applications.

The candidate will collaborate with firmware and power hardware teams to optimize performance, EMI, and reliability, and to support HIL/PHIL test plans ensuring compliance with MIL-STD and DO-160