Motor Controls Engineer - Lunar Avionics
Core
Develop control algorithms and embedded software for motor controllers used in Blue Origin's lunar vehicles and space systems.
Role type
Senior IC motor controls engineer (avionics/embedded)
Builds
Motor controllers for lunar landers and related spaceflight systems
Domain
Aerospace + Embedded Control Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Control algorithm design, embedded software development (C/C++), electromechanical system modeling, high-performance control on resource-constrained MCUs, motor controller integration, FMECA, root-cause analysis
Preferred skills
Field-oriented control, trapezoidal commutation, sensorless control, formal verification, radiation effects on electronics, launch vehicle avionics hardware development
Technologies
Matlab/Simulink, HDL, C/C++, MCUs, inverters, gate drivers, ADCs, SPI, I2C, UART, PWM, resolvers
Responsibilities
Develop and own motor control embedded software; test, verify, and integrate motor control designs with lunar vehicle subsystems; support design risk analyses and failure modes effects and criticality analyses (FMECA); participate in program level technology development and mission assurance initiatives; co-develop customer-facing requirements and verification plans
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
