Senior Spacecraft Motor Control Engineer

Menlo Ventures; Laguna Beach (CA); Hybride; USD 135 000 - 200 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health, Dental, Vision insurance

Paid time off & holidays

401K

Parental Leave

Equity participation

Résumé du poste

True Anomaly, based in Laguna Beach, CA, is seeking a Senior Motor Control Engineer to lead motor control design for spacecraft mechanisms, including gimbals, SADA, and deployment systems. You will own from algorithm development to drive electronics, collaborating with GNC, avionics, and test teams in a hybrid, on-site setting near Centennial/Long Beach.

The role emphasizes architecture definition, high reliability, and mentoring of teammates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in motor control engineering.
• Experience with stepper motor control and microstepping techniques.
• Strong background in control theory, including PID control, state-space methods, and stability analysis.
• Experience with motor control firmware development in C/C++ for embedded systems.
• Experience designing motor drive electronics, including gate drivers, power stages, and current sensing circuits.
• Proficiency with MATLAB/Simulink for analysis and design.
• Experience with motor control testing using oscilloscopes, power analyzers, dynamometers, and torque measurement systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsabilités

• Own the design and development of motor control systems for spacecraft mechanisms, including brushless DC motors, stepper motors, and associated drive electronics.
• Develop motor control firmware for precision actuation systems, including closed-loop servo control, commutation algorithms, and fault detection.
• Design and prototype motor drive electronics, including gate drivers, power stages, current sensing, and feedback interfaces.
• Develop and implement control algorithms for precision pointing, tracking, and positioning applications with tight stability and disturbance rejection requirements.
• Define motor control architecture and interface requirements for solar array drive assemblies (SADA), solar array drive electronics (SADE), deployment mechanisms, and precision gimbals.
• Lead COTS component selection and qualification for motor control systems, including motors, drivers, sensors, and feedback devices.
• Collaborate with the GNC team to integrate motor control systems into spacecraft attitude determination and control loops.
• Lead motor and actuator trade studies, including performance modeling, power budgeting, thermal analysis, and reliability assessment.
• Develop test plans and lead testing campaigns for motor control systems, including characterization, environmental testing, and life testing.
• Develop and maintain motor control documentation, including control specifications, firmware design documents, test procedures, and integration guides.
• Support hardware through integration, launch, and on-orbit operations, including commissioning and troubleshooting.
• Drive continuous improvement of motor control architectures, test approaches, and development processes.

Connaissances

Motor control engineering

C/C++ embedded systems

Control theory

Excellent written and verbal skills

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering/Aerospace Engineering

Outils

MATLAB/Simulink

Altium Designer

Oscilloscopes

Power analyzers

Description du poste

True Anomaly, based in Laguna Beach, CA, is seeking a Senior Motor Control Engineer to lead motor control design for spacecraft mechanisms, including gimbals, SADA, and deployment systems. You will own from algorithm development to drive electronics, collaborating with GNC, avionics, and test teams in a hybrid, on-site setting near Centennial/Long Beach.

The role emphasizes architecture definition, high reliability, and mentoring of teammates.