Controls Engineer
$95k/y-$155k/y
9 days ago
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Summary
Tau Motors is seeking a Controls Engineer to join their team in Redwood City, CA. The role involves modeling, designing, implementing, testing, and benchmarking motor controls for electric motor drives.
About the Role
As a Controls Engineer, you will help define requirements for motor control software, implement motor controller functionality, test and validate controller implementations, and advance Tau's intellectual property in electric motor design and controls. You will work on both high and low-voltage applications and collaborate with various teams to bring innovative products to market.
About You
Required:
- 1-3 years of relevant industry experience.
- Strong fundamentals of AC electric motors and drive systems analysis, modeling, and control.
- Solid background in linear systems analysis, stability, and controller design.
- Basic proficiency with embedded firmware development in C/C++.
- Model development and data analysis in Python or Matlab/Simulink.
- Strong communication and preference for working in teams.
Preferred:
- Master or PhD degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, mechatronic engineering, or equivalent degree with a focus on control systems.
- In-depth understanding of motor control techniques such as slip-based control, field-oriented control, direct torque control.
- Experience with model-predictive control (MPC), reference generation, and advanced estimation techniques.
- Prior experience with flux estimation methods, 3-phase power control, analytical control system theory development and analysis.
- Experience with various PWM schemes such as space vector, discontinuous, and sinusoidal modulation.
- Familiarity with sensorless motor control algorithms and low-speed control techniques.
- Capability of delivering high-quality C code in an embedded microcontroller environment.
- System-oriented understanding of thermal, vehicle-level torque control, high voltage DC-link integration, efficiency optimization, and firmware integration for electric drives.
- Awareness of UL and CE electrical safety requirements and EMC requirements relevant to the design of power converters.
- Knowledge of environmental, reliability, and safety requirements for Automotive, Industrial, & Residential applications.
- Proven ability to design systems that are resilient to faults and errors.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation based upon experience level, including stock options.
- Flexible time off and paid holidays.
- Excellent medical, dental, vision, and life insurance for full-time team members.
- Comprehensive benefits including 401(k), HSA and FSA benefits, commuter benefits, ancillary benefits including OneMedical membership, and a variety of telehealth services.
- Growth potential within an emerging company during a rapid growth phase.
Tau Motors
Coming soon.
Redwood City, CA