Anduril
Senior Controls Engineer
$147K–$196K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years of professional experience designing and implementing motor-control algorithms (FOC, Trapezoidal, or equivalent) for BLDC or PMSM motors.
- Education
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent hands-on experience.
About the job
Develops and validates embedded motor-control algorithms, firmware, and simulation workflows for BLDC and PMSM systems.
What you'll do
- Design motor-control algorithms and control loops, including sensorless rotor-position estimation.
- Model motors and inverters and validate controllers through MIL, SIL, and HIL testing.
- Implement real-time microcontroller firmware, peripheral configuration, fault management, and communication interfaces.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent hands-on experience.
- 8+ years designing and implementing motor-control algorithms for BLDC or PMSM motors.
- Proficiency in MATLAB / Simulink and PLECS; experience writing production-quality embedded code and performing HIL integration.
- U.S. Person status is required to access export-controlled data (ITAR / EAR).
Nice to have
- Master's or PhD with thesis work in motor control, power electronics, or electric machine design.
- Experience with low-speed or standstill sensorless control, SiC or GaN devices, HIL platforms, or relevant application areas.
Pay
$147,000 — $196,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
MATLAB / Simulink, PLECS, Embedded Coder, C, STM32, TI C2000, NXP S32K, dSPACE
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