Anduril
Staff Controls Engineer
$183K–$243K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years of professional experience designing and implementing motor-control algorithms for BLDC or PMSM motors.
- Education
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent hands-on experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. Person status is required because the position needs access to export-controlled data (ITAR / EAR).
About the job
Designs and validates motor-control algorithms, models, and embedded firmware for BLDC and PMSM systems.
What you'll do
- Develop motor-control algorithms, including sensorless position estimation and current, speed, and position loops.
- Model motors and inverters and validate controller performance through MIL, SIL, and HIL testing.
- Implement real-time microcontroller firmware, peripherals, fault handling, and communication interfaces.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent hands-on experience.
- 10+ years of professional experience designing and implementing motor-control algorithms for BLDC or PMSM motors.
- Proficiency in MATLAB / Simulink and PLECS; deep experience writing production-quality embedded code for hard real-time motor-control loops.
- U.S. Person status is required to access export-controlled data (ITAR / EAR).
Nice to have
- Master's or PhD thesis work in motor control, power electronics, or electric machine design.
- Experience with sensorless control at low speed and standstill, SiC or GaN integration, or HIL platforms.
Pay
$183,000 — $243,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
MATLAB / Simulink, PLECS, Embedded Coder, C, STM32, TI C2000, NXP S32K, dSPACE
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