Senior Power Electronics Controls Engineer — Defense Tech

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, is seeking an experienced Power Controls Engineer to design and implement advanced control algorithms for high-performance power electronic systems, including DC/DC converters, inverters, and motor drives built around SiC and GaN devices.

You will own the control architecture from simulation to hardware validation, collaborate with power hardware and firmware teams, enable model-based code generation, and lead HIL/PHIL test plans to meet performance, EMI,

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or related discipline.
• 8+ years designing and tuning digital control loops for power electronic converters.
• Proficiency in Simulink and/or PLECS for control 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.
• Develop plant models and controller architectures (voltage-mode, current-mode, sensorless FOC, etc.) for multi-kW power stages utilizing discrete SiC and GaN FETs.
• 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

Control theory

Digital control loops

Power electronics controls

MIL-STD familiarity

Security clearance awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related

MS/PhD in power electronics (preferred)

Tools

Simulink

PLECS

Embedded Coder

Typhoon HIL / dSPACE (and similar)

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, is seeking an experienced Power Controls Engineer to design and implement advanced control algorithms for high-performance power electronic systems, including DC/DC converters, inverters, and motor drives built around SiC and GaN devices.

You will own the control architecture from simulation to hardware validation, collaborate with power hardware and firmware teams, enable model-based code generation, and lead HIL/PHIL test plans to meet performance, EMI,