Software Controls Engineer

Job Title: Software Controls EngineerJob Description

This role involves being the software control system expert responsible for defining and developing the software side of our gimbal motor control solution from the ground up. The candidate will handle everything software-related that feeds into the product from a controls/movement perspective, involving low-level development in C on bare metal processors. The role requires understanding system requirements and selecting the correct processor. The candidate will work with brushless DC motors and must have experience developing systems using these. Additionally, the role involves configuring the unit before it ships and sometimes in the field. In the long term, the goal is to develop a more automated configuration process, but the candidate will need to be involved in this for the foreseeable future.

Hard Skills

MS 5 years or BS 8 years

Minimum of 5 years of embedded C programming (bare metal)

Experience architecting the software stack for motor control applications including processor selection

Experience developing motor control software/firmware for any type of product, especially FOC

RTOS experience

Experience developing low-level software to process digital signals in the 5-15khz range

Experience in designing control systems based on Robust Controls and Adaptive Controls

FFT methods on embedded processors

Modi-plot based control methods, loop shaping methods

Inertial stabilized products

Job Type

This is a permanent position.

Work Site

This is a hybrid position requiring some days on-site in Hood River, Oregon and some days remote.

Work Environment

5 days a week on site is the official policy. However, there is flexibility for the right candidate. This role requires hands-on product configuration work which necessitates being on site.

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