True Anomaly
Senior Motor Control Engineer
$135K–$200K
Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA +2 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 5, 2026
- Location
- Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA
Denver, CO
Long Beach, CA - Experience
- 5+ years of professional experience in motor control engineering.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be able to maintain or obtain TS//SCI clearance. For ITAR compliance, must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Leads end-to-end design, development, testing, and integration of motor control systems for spacecraft mechanisms, from firmware and drive electronics through on-orbit validation.
What you'll do
- Design motor control systems, firmware, drive electronics, and control architectures for spacecraft actuators.
- Lead motor and actuator trade studies, qualification, and testing, and support integration and on-orbit operations.
- Collaborate across engineering teams, define technical interfaces, and mentor team members.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
- Experience with stepper motor control and microstepping techniques.
- Strong control theory background and experience developing embedded motor-control firmware in C/C++.
- Experience designing motor drive electronics and testing motor control systems with relevant instrumentation.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field.
- Spacecraft motor control experience, radiation-tolerant design, PCB design tools, or FPGA-based motor control.
Pay
$135,000 - $200,000 USD base salary
Tools
C/C++, MATLAB, Simulink, Altium Designer, FPGA
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