Staff Power Electronics and Controls Engineer
$120k/y-$210k/y
Tau Motors2 days ago
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OnsiteFull-timeMid
Summary
Tau Motors is seeking a Staff Power Electronics and Controls Engineer to join their team in Redwood City, CA. The role involves modeling, designing, implementing, testing, and benchmarking motor controls and power electronics for current and future Tau motor drives.
About the Role
As a Staff Power Electronics and Controls Engineer, you will be part of the Power Electronics and Controls Team, responsible for defining requirements for motor control software, implementing motor controller functionality, and designing hardware for power electronics converters. You will collaborate with various teams to ensure successful design, validation, and manufacturing of power converters, while also advancing Tau's intellectual property in electric motor design and controls.
About You
Required:
- 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:
- 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.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation based upon experience level, including stock options.
- Flexible time off and paid holidays.
- Excellent medical, dental, vision & life insurance.
- Comprehensive benefits including 401(k), HSA and FSA benefits, commuter benefits and more.
- Growth potential within an emerging company during a rapid growth phase.
Tau Motors
Coming soon.
Redwood City, CA