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Motor Controller Electrical Engineer

Allocor Tech
Crozet, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 9/18/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/15/2027

The role

This is the seat for an engineer who has already brought up a motor drive or inverter — and wants the next one to fly.

You will not check schematics for a living. You will own boards and subsystems on Taurus-class controllers: gate drive, sense path, aux supplies, layout revisions, bring-up, and test. The senior owns architecture. You own execution that ships.


What you will do

  • Design and revise Taurus sections: gate drive, current/voltage sensing, housekeeping supplies, connectors, protection.
  • Capture schematics and drive layout constraints for high-dv/dt, creepage, and thermal performance.
  • Bring up prototypes — first power, functional checks, load, thermal and EMI debug — with lab and firmware.
  • Write test procedures, support production, and close bench and field issues.
  • Learn the full 20–405 V Taurus family so you can grow from a subsection to a complete controller.

What you bring

  • 3–5 years on power electronics, motor drives, inverters, or high-reliability mixed-signal boards.
  • Working knowledge of MOSFETs or SiC FETs, gate drivers, current-sense amps, isolated supplies, PWM stages.
  • Schematic capture and the ability to read — and argue with — a layout (Altium preferred).
  • Hands-on lab habits. You have used a differential probe without asking which button is auto-set.
  • BSEE or equivalent. Bonus: BLDC/PMSM, FOC literacy, CAN, IP-rated packaging, aerospace or EV powertrain.

Why Allocortech

Fifty-plus people, revenue already tripled, hardware already on vehicles. Fastest path in this company to becoming the engineer who signs off a 400 V SiC inverter. US-assembled in Virginia. Blue Ridge outside the lab door.


APPLY NOW with a short note on one circuit you designed or debugged — what broke, what you measured, what you changed.


This position may require prolonged periods of sitting, standing, walking, computer work, and occasional exposure to moderate levels of noise, dust, and fumes in production and lab areas.


Level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience. Base salary is just one component of our total rewards package. Employees may receive equity opportunities and/or cash bonus, and have access to a robust benefits package including: top tier medical HMO, PPO & a 100% company-sponsored HSA plan option, dental and vision coverage, unlimited PTO, 11 paid holidays per year, flexible spending and dependent care savings accounts, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and access to a 401(k) retirement plan with company match. Eligibility for benefits may vary based on employment status; please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role. Benefit programs are subject to change at the company’s discretion.


Important Information

FOR CANDIDATES SEEKING TO WORK IN US OFFICES ONLY:

To conform to U.S. Government technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Allocor.Tech Employees must be a U.S. citizen, lawful U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce, as applicable.


Allocor.tech provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment at Allocor.Tech, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.


We review applications on a rolling basis and move quickly for strong fits.

Salary : $125,000 - $155,000

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