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Calnetix Technologies · 2 months ago

Senior/Lead Motor Control Engineer

Los Angeles County, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$170K/yr - $240K/yr

5+ years exp

Calnetix Technologies is a design and manufacturing company focused on high-speed permanent magnet synchronous machines and associated controls. The Motor Control Engineer will be responsible for all aspects of control development for power electronics and motor drive applications.

Manufacturing

No H1B

Responsibilities

Implementation of control algorithms for electric motors and inverters in embedded C/C++. This may involve auto-coding from the derived control simulation, hand coding and coding of the hardware abstraction layer

Develop motor control algorithm and firmware that spans across Calnetix motor/generator products

Design and simulate algorithms for controlling of electric motors/generators, and power converters

Work with system design team and firmware team to integrate control algorithms into the control systems

Work with firmware team to develop reusable device drivers and application libraries

Develop test plan, perform validation test and ensure compliance with specification

Perform hands on work encompassing testing, tuning, and troubleshooting of existing and new motors/generators and power electronics controllers

Lead the activities of control hardware in-the-loop (C-HIL) test setup and simulation environments

Analyze performance data and make recommendations for improvements

Participate in all aspects of product development, including design, prototyping, development, testing, and manufacturing

Assist with part selection, board and product design

Qualification

Control designEmbedded C/C++Motor control algorithmsMATLAB/Simulink/PlecsPower electronics controlField-oriented controlProject managementProblem-solvingTeam playerCommunication skills

Required

BSc or MSc in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems Engineering or Computer Science and having 5 years of industry experience. PhD is a plus

Strong background of at least 5 years in control design for motor drive applications and its embedded firmware development in C/C++. Experience with power electronics control development is plus

Deep knowledge of high-performance motor control algorithms and software including various formulations of field-oriented control and direct torque/flux control

Hands on experience of field-oriented control, flux estimation methods, sensorless and resolver-based controls, 3-phase power control, and control system design

Experience with MATLAB/Simulink/Plecs. Model-based design using Matlab/Simulink/Plecs (modeling and simulation of electric drives, and inverter fault handling) is a plus

Skilled in classical and advanced control system theory, including modeling, simulation, stability analysis, control loop shaping, signaling, and processing

Ability to lead and support multiple projects related to control design and tuning

Able to use and set up test equipment such as oscilloscopes, data loggers / analyzers, software development tools, CANalyzer