Senior Controls Engineer

Costa Mesa · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00) · USD 146,000-194,000 · 8+ years experience · Posted Oct 9, 2026

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The Senior Controls Engineer will join the Hardware Platform Organization to develop shared technologies and infrastructure for Anduril's diverse hardware systems.
This role focuses on motor control algorithm development, high-fidelity modeling, and embedded firmware implementation for defense applications.

Design and implement FOC, six-step commutation, and direct torque control algorithms for BLDC and PMSM motors.
Develop sensorless rotor position estimation techniques for applications where Hall sensors or encoders are not viable.
Design current, speed, and position control loops with rigorous bandwidth, stability, and disturbance rejection specifications.
Build high-fidelity motor and inverter plant models in MATLAB/Simulink.
Execute Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) testing using Embedded Coder auto-generated C code.
Support Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) integration with real-time simulators for controller board validation.
Implement motor control firmware in C on microcontrollers with hard real-time constraints.
Configure and optimize motor control peripherals including PWM timers, ADC synchronization, and encoder/Hall interfaces.
Architect firmware for deterministic control loop execution, including interrupt prioritization and DMA pipelines.
Implement fault detection, diagnosis, and safe-state management in firmware.

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent.
8+ years of professional experience designing and implementing motor control algorithms for BLDC or PMSM motors.
Strong foundation in classical and modern control theory, including PID tuning, frequency-domain analysis, and state estimation.
Proficiency in MATLAB, Simulink, and PLECS for control design and auto-code generation.
Deep experience writing production-quality embedded code on microcontrollers with hard real-time motor control loops.
Perform Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) integration with real-time simulators.
Working knowledge of power electronics, including three-phase inverter operation and PWM schemes.
Hands-on experience with motor control peripherals and communication protocols like CAN, SPI, I2C, and UART.
Strong bench skills using oscilloscopes, current probes, and dynamometers.
U.S. Person status is required to access export-controlled data (ITAR/EAR).

Master's or PhD with thesis work in motor control, power electronics, or electric machine design.
Experience with sensorless control techniques at low speed and standstill (HFI, pulsating voltage injection).
Experience with SiC or GaN power device integration and high-switching-frequency inverter design.
Experience with real-time simulation platforms like dSPACE, OPAL-RT, or Typhoon HIL.
Background in defense, automation, automotive, aerospace, or robotics motor control applications.
Experience with thermal modeling of motors and inverters, I2t protection, and derating algorithms.
Active or ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.

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