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Blue Origin · 1 day ago

Motor Controls Engineer - Lunar Avionics

Denver, CO

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$107K/yr - $150K/yr

3+ years exp

Blue Origin is working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems. The Motor Controls Engineer will be responsible for developing control algorithms and implementing FPGA-based motor control code for Lunar vehicles, ensuring designs meet performance and safety standards.

AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Work with your team to deliver a family of motor controllers to multiple lunar vehicles

Develop and own, with your team, the motor control firmware used across motor controllers

Test, verify, and integrate motor control designs with Lunar vehicle subsystems

Support design risk analyses, failure modes effects and criticality analyses (FMECA), and root-cause analysis of test discrepancies

Participate in program level technology development, mission assurance and safety initiatives, and avionics development process improvements

Effectively communicate development status, risks, and challenges to management

Qualification

Motor control firmwareFPGA-based motor controlControl algorithmsMatlab/SimulinkElectromechanical system modelingElectric motor controlsTeam collaborationCommunication skillsProblem-solving

Required

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems, or related discipline

3+ years of avionics hardware and/or control system design

Experience with Matlab/Simulink and autocode generation in HDL or C/C++

Experience with electromechanical system modeling and calibration against physical systems

Experience with implementing high-performance control algorithms in resource constrained FPGAs and MCUs

Prior history of successfully implementing control algorithms in real-world systems

Desire to work hands-on, both independently and as part of a team, throughout the development and production phases of the electronic assembly product lifecycle

Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and supply to a culture of collaboration

Preferred

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, or related disciplines

5+ years of experience in design, development, test, and operation of vehicle Avionics systems

Experience with electric motor controls, including field-oriented control, trapezoidal commutation, sensorless control, motion control, field weakening, overmodulation, and/or third harmonic injection

Additional experience with various motor controls, power conversion topologies, and control systems FPGA firmware development experience using Verilog or VHDL

General FPGA firmware development experience using Verilog or VHDL

Knowledge of radiation effects on electronics and how to apply this to designs targeting space applications

Experience with launch vehicle Avionics systems hardware development, integration, and test