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Acutronic

High-performance motion simulation and test equipment

Electrical Engineer 4

Power Systems EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeAustin, TX, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical, Electronics, or Computer Engineering from an accredited college or university is required.
  • At least twelve years of relevant hardware experience designing and developing motor controls and electromechanical control systems, power conditioning and distribution systems of 2 kW or greater, systems using common aerospace communication interfaces such as RS-485, RS-422, and CAN, and real-time systems.
  • Experience navigating firmware in embedded electronic systems.
  • Experience with failure investigation and formal Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) activities.
  • Experience with safety and reliability assessment, including Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA).
  • Experience with aerospace configuration management and control.
  • Willingness to travel domestically 10–15% to support customer and supplier visits.

Responsibilities

  • Perform detailed electrical design and development of embedded control systems for actuation systems, turbo generators, power generation, conversion and distribution, and micro-thrust turbines.
  • Support proposal efforts in an aerospace environment by assessing customer system-level requirements, developing derived requirements, producing requirements compliance matrices, generating engineering models with supporting analysis, contributing to recurring and non-recurring cost estimates, and contributing to project schedules.
  • Develop detailed system performance models using MATLAB/Simulink or equivalent tools.
  • Allocate system requirements to components and subsystems.
  • Architect embedded electronic systems based on end-item and derived requirements for the listed product lines.
  • Mentor junior engineers on the electronic systems team and participate in team growth and development through standardizing design activities, workflows, reviews, and knowledge transfer.
  • Design and develop electronic hardware from component selection through schematic capture, simulation, printed circuit board assembly/layout, and supporting analyses.
  • Develop brushless DC motor controls, including trapezoidal and field-oriented control, using real-time microcontroller and digital signal processor technology.
  • Develop power electronics for motor control, active rectification, DC-DC conversion, and distribution.
  • Integrate sensors used in closed-loop control systems, including resolvers, variable differential transformers, pressure, current, and Hall-effect devices, and develop analog front-end conditioning for sensors.
  • Assist in designing and developing firmware and software for the described systems and technologies.
  • Perform hands-on bring-up, integration, and troubleshooting of embedded control and power generation systems.
  • Design and develop test stands, fixtures, and procedures to validate and verify embedded electronics.
  • Perform validation and verification of product requirements.
  • Prepare reports, presentations, and other documentation for customer and internal deliverables.
  • Analyze complex embedded electronic systems in depth and document the context and results of the analysis.

Desired Qualifications

  • A Master’s degree in Engineering is preferred.
  • Prior experience working in an aerospace quality-control and manufacturing environment, including AS9100, is preferred.

About the Company

Acutronic

High-performance motion simulation and test equipment

Acutronic provides high-performance hardware for testing, simulation, and propulsion in aerospace, defense, and transportation. Its Simulation & Test Division makes motion simulators, centrifuges, and shaker tables to test and calibrate sensors, navigation systems, and stabilized optics, and also offers hardware-in-the-loop simulators and geotechnical centrifuges for structures and earthquakes. Its Aerospace Components Division supplies electric power systems, servo-actuators, micro-turbines, and Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Systems for unmanned aircraft, land defense, and missiles, with standard products and customized solutions. The company combines a global footprint with engineering capability to deliver end-to-end testing, verification, and propulsion hardware for next-generation aerospace programs.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
Growth Equity (Non-Venture Capital)
Total funding
$25M
Headquarters
Zurich, Switzerland
Founded
1973

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