Senior Power Electronics Controls Engineer (SiC/GaN)

Anduril; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Top-tier 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, from simulation to hardware validation.

You will own the control architecture for DC/DC converters, inverters, and motor drives using SiC/GaN devices, collaborating with power hardware and firmware engineers to deliver reliable defense systems.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• 5+ years designing and tuning digital control loops for power electronic converters.
• Proficiency in Simulink and/or PLECS for control system modeling, simulation, and analysis.
• Experience with discrete SiC and GaN FET-based power stages in the multi-kW range.
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-461, 464, 810, or DO-160.

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 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 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.

Skills

Simulink

PLECS

Power electronics

DC/DC converters

Inverters

Motor drives

Control theory

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

Security clearance eligibility

Embedded firmware (C/C++)

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

MS/PhD in Power Electronics Controls

Active U.S. Secret security clearance

Tools

Simulink

PLECS

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, from simulation to hardware validation.

You will own the control architecture for DC/DC converters, inverters, and motor drives using SiC/GaN devices, collaborating with power hardware and firmware engineers to deliver reliable defense systems.