Senior Spacecraft Motor Control Engineer

True Anomaly, Inc.; Denver, Long Beach (CO, CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity + Benefits including Health,  D

PTO and paid holidays

Job summary

True Anomaly, Inc. is seeking a Senior Motor Control Engineer to lead design, development, and integration of motor control systems for spacecraft mechanisms.

You will own end-to-end motor control from firmware to drive electronics, collaborating with mechanisms, avionics, GNC and test teams to deliver high-reliability solutions. The role requires 5+ years in motor control, strong fundamentals in control theory, and experience in embedded C/C++ and drive electronics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in motor control engineering.
• Experience with stepper motor control and microstepping techniques.

Responsibilities

• Own design and development of motor control systems for spacecraft mechanisms.
• Develop motor control firmware for precision actuation with closed-loop servo control.
• Design motor drive electronics including gate drivers and current sensing.
• Develop control algorithms for precision pointing with stability and disturbance rejection.
• Lead motor control architecture decisions and interface requirements for SADA/SADE.
• Collaborate with GNC to integrate motor control into attitude control loops.
• Lead software and hardware test plans and life testing.
• Provide documentation and support through integration and on-orbit operations.

Skills

Motor control

Embedded C/C++

Control theory

Firmware development

Power electronics

MATLAB/Simulink

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Oscilloscopes

Power analyzers

Dynamometers

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

True Anomaly, Inc. is seeking a Senior Motor Control Engineer to lead design, development, and integration of motor control systems for spacecraft mechanisms.

You will own end-to-end motor control from firmware to drive electronics, collaborating with mechanisms, avionics, GNC and test teams to deliver high-reliability solutions. The role requires 5+ years in motor control, strong fundamentals in control theory, and experience in embedded C/C++ and drive electronics.