Motor Control Engineer

Company: Haas Automation, Inc
Location: Oxnard
Posted on: September 16, 2023

Job Description:

Motor Control Engineer 4 Salary Range: 87,000.00 to 160,000.00 As the largest machine tool builder in the western world, we need world-class talent in all of our departments. And we're not just looking for people for the production floor. Haas is a very vertically integrated company, with a wide range of high-tech career opportunities available.Oh, and yes, we are the same Haas that owns the Stewart-Haas Racing NASCAR teams, and the Haas F1 Team from the Netflix series: Drive to Survive. SUMMARY Motor control design engineer will model, design, implement, test and benchmark the motor controls of current and future Haas motor drives. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Help define requirements for motor control software and interfacing hardware components including voltage and current sensors, power stages, speed sensors.
• Understand, drive design of, and implement motor controller functionality, behaviors, and algorithms.
• Maintain awareness of and influence research and development in key component technologies that influence future inverter / motor designs and motor control.
• Must be an active coder.
• Communicate technical ideas clearly, able to use Microsoft Office applications when appropriate. - SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES This job does not have any supervisory responsibilities. QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully the candidate must be able to perform each essential duty adequately. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Minimum Qualifications
  • In-depth understanding of torque control techniques such as slip-based control, field oriented control, direct torque control.
  • 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, including data-acquisition methods.
  • Capability of delivering high-quality C/C++ code in an embedded microcontroller environment.
  • Strong communication and preference for working in teams.
  • System-oriented understanding of thermal, system-level torque and velocity control, high voltage DC-link integration, efficiency optimization, and firmware integration for electric drives.
  • Model development and data analysis in Matlab/Simulink.
  • Greater than 3 years of experience in implementation of controls for automation, machinery, traction or other inverter-fed drives. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE Master's Degree MSCS or MSCE, from a four-year college or university is required, plus an additional 5+ years related experience or Bachelor's Degree BSCS/BSCE with 7+ years plus an additional of related experience, training and/or equivalent combination of education and experience. -

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