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Salary: USD 129,000 - 171,000 / annual
Anduril Industries, a defense technology company, is seeking an experienced Power Controls Engineer to develop and implement advanced control algorithms for high-performance power electronic systems used in defense and aerospace applications. This role focuses on designing, simulating, and validating closed-loop control algorithms for switch-mode power converters and inverters, with particular emphasis on 3-phase AC systems and discrete SiC/GaN power stages.
Key responsibilities include:
- Design and validate control algorithms using Simulink and/or PLECS for DC/DC converters, inverters, and motor drives
- Develop plant models and controller architectures (voltage-mode, current-mode, sensorless field-oriented control) for multi-kW power stages
- Perform stability analysis, loop shaping, and compensator design to meet transient response, efficiency, and EMI targets
- Collaborate with power hardware engineers on gate drive tuning, dead-time optimization, and switching-loss characterization of wide-bandgap devices
- Support model-based code generation workflows and work with firmware engineers to translate control designs into embedded implementations
- Define and execute hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and power-hardware-in-the-loop (PHIL) test plans
- Contribute to trade studies on converter topology, modulation strategy, and control bandwidth relative to size, weight, power, and thermal constraints
The ideal candidate will take control concepts from simulation through hardware validation, owning the control architecture for tightly integrated, high-reliability systems.
REQUIREMENTS:
- BS in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or related discipline
- 5+ years of experience designing and tuning digital control loops for power electronic converters (DC/DC, DC/AC, or motor drives)
- Proficiency in Simulink and/or PLECS for control system modeling, simulation, and analysis
- Strong foundation in control theory: z-domain and s-domain design, Bode analysis, state-space methods, and discrete-time implementation considerations
- Hands-on experience with discrete SiC and/or GaN FET-based power stages in the multi-kW range
- Familiarity with military or aerospace environments and standards (MIL-STD-461, 464, 810, or DO-160)
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- MS/PhD with focus in power electronics controls or control systems
- Experience writing embedded firmware (C/C++) for microcontrollers or DSPs (e.g., TI C2000, STM32)
- Familiarity with auto-code generation from Simulink (Embedded Coder) or similar model-based design toolchains
- Experience with real-time HIL platforms (Typhoon HIL, dSPACE, OPAL-RT)
- Knowledge of advanced modulation techniques (SVM, DPWM) and their impact on switching losses in wide-bandgap devices
- Design-for-Reliability practices including DFMEA
- Experience with EMI mitigation strategies at controls and layout level
