Senior Motor Controls Engineer, Controller Hardware
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Job Location:
Minneapolis, MN - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 100000 - 140000
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Niron Magnetics is scaling the worlds first advanced manufacturing process for the mass production of permanent magnets powered by its breakthrough material formulation. The companys proprietary magnet technology based on Iron Nitride enables magnets that are inherently high magnetization free of rare earths and other critical materials and will drive innovation in various industries. Niron Magnetics is comprised of a team of professionals with a desire to make a positive impact on the global community. We were named one of Americas Top GreenTech Companies for 2024 and 2025 by TIME Magazine and the Innovation of the Year at the 2025 mHUB Fourth Revolution Awards.
Our team is made up of people who think big dare to innovate and strive to impact the planet through technological innovation for our customers. Ready to learn alongside amazing people solve complex problems and leave a legacy Join our team.
What youll do
Nirons Senior Motor Control Engineer will focus on designing controller hardware for our internal motor design team. Working on a team designing motors using Nirons Iron Nitride magnets this position plays a critical role in advancing products for our customers. We have a once-in-a-generation new magnetic material. We are building a world-class motor team and we are looking for its founding members.
- Technical Expertise and Hardware Design
- Design and develop motor controller hardware including power stages gate drivers and signal conditioning circuits
- Select components and create schematics and PCB layouts using tools such as Altium or OrCAD
- Ensure designs meet electrical thermal and EMI/EMC requirements
- Develop and deliver high-quality documentation test reports BOMs
- Testing and Documentation
- Design and execute test plans for firmware and motor control systems
- Use lab equipment (oscilloscopes power analyzers dynamometers) to validate performance and troubleshoot issues
- Create repeatable sustainable processes which are documented
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Collaborate cross-functionally magnet and motor design teams to ensure alignment between motor-level and material-level performance
What were looking for
- Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
- 5 years of motor control hardware design or power electronics
- Experience with lab testing and debugging of high-voltage systems
- Familiarity with thermal management and EMI mitigation techniques.
- Knowledge of embedded systems and firmware interaction with hardware
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
- Effective written and verbal communication skills that adapt to the audience (e.g. internal vs. customers)
Our pay and benefits
- Salary: $100000 - $140000 annually depending on experience education and skills
- Equity position in Niron via stock option grant
- Comprehensive medical dental and vision insurance
- Mental healthcare
- 401k plan with company match
- Paid vacation sick time and holidays
- Experience in a fun high-performing manufacturing environment
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Electrical Engineering
- SOC
- Firmware
- FMEA
- Debugging
- C/C++
- Lean
- PCB
- Technical Writing
- Ethernet
- Fpga
- Product Development
About Company
Niron Magnetics is reshaping tomorrow’s technologies with the world’s only high performance, rare-earth-free permanent magnets.
