You'll be Albedo's primary motor-controls specialist, owning the derivation and tuning of control algorithms for BLDC- and stepper-driven mechanisms across our spacecraft. This is a controls-first role: you will develop motor control algorithms from the ground up and tune the motor controller we select / develop internally, working shoulder-to-shoulder with mechanisms, electrical, firmware, and GN&C engineers to take our actuators from bench to flight.

Your work connects directly to the performance of our vehicles. You'll design with the mission in mind — translating motion at the actuator into performance capability on orbit — so the control you build is measured by what it lets the spacecraft do.

Derive, implement, and tune control algorithms for BLDC/PMSM and stepper-driven mechanisms: current/torque, velocity, and position loops, from first principles.

Own commutation and field-oriented control (FOC): feedback selection, discrete-time control design, loop stability, and tuning across the full operating envelope.

Tune and validate our internally developed motor controller against performance, thermal, and reliability requirements.

Evaluate alternative control strategies and quantify the performance / cost / reliability trade-offs.

Design and run instrumented bench experiments and automated tests; characterize motors and drives from motion and current data.

Diagnose cross-domain issues, resonance, lost motion, feedback errors, overheating, faults — across the mechanical, electrical, and firmware boundary.

Build calibration tooling, telemetry, fault handling, and documentation the rest of the team can rely on.

Senior Motor Controls Engineer

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Qualification

Required

Preferred

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Company

Albedo

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