Principal Power Controls Engineer

The role

The Principal Power Controls Engineer will develop and implement advanced control algorithms for high-performance power electronic systems. This role involves designing, simulating, and validating closed-loop control algorithms for switch-mode power converters and inverters.

What you will do

• Design, simulate, and validate closed-loop control algorithms for switch-mode power converters and inverters using Simulink and/or PLECS.
• Develop plant models and controller architectures for multi-kW power stages utilizing discrete SiC and GaN FETs.
• Perform stability analysis, loop shaping, and compensator design.
• Collaborate with power hardware engineers on gate drive tuning, dead-time optimization, and switching-loss characterization.
• Support model-based code generation workflows and work with firmware engineers.
• Define and execute hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and power-hardware-in-the-loop (PHIL) test plans.
• Contribute to trade studies on converter topology, modulation strategy, and control bandwidth.

Required qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or related discipline.
• 15+ years of experience designing and tuning digital control loops for power electronic converters (DC/DC, DC/AC, or motor drives).
• Proficiency in Simulink and/or PLECS for control system modeling, simulation, and analysis.
• Strong foundation in control theory — z-domain and s-domain design, bode analysis, state-space methods, and discrete-time implementation considerations.
• Hands-on experience with discrete SiC and/or GaN FET-based power stages in the multi-kW range.
• Familiarity with military or aerospace environments and standards such as MIL-STD-461, 464, 810, or DO-160.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Nice to have

• MS/PhD with a focus in power electronics controls or control systems.
• Experience writing embedded firmware (C/C++) for microcontrollers or DSPs used in power converter control (e.g., TI C2000, STM32).
• Familiarity with auto-code generation from Simulink (Embedded Coder) or similar model-based design toolchains.
• Experience with real-time HIL platforms (e.g., Typhoon HIL, dSPACE, OPAL-RT).
• Knowledge of advanced modulation techniques (SVM, DPWM) and their impact on switching losses in wide-bandgap devices.
• Design-for-Reliability practices including DFMEA.
• Experience with EMI mitigation strategies at the controls and layout level.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.

Before you apply

• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
• Consent to pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening.

About the company

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. The company's family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system.