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Senior Electrical Engineer – Motor Control & Power Electronics (Defense)

Synstack Technologies
Irvine, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/17/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/16/2026

Role: Senior Electrical Engineer – Motor Control & Power Electronics (Defense)

Location: Irvine, CA- Onsite

Duration: Full Time.


Salary: $140K per annum plus benefits.


Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Engineer with strong expertise in motor control systems, power electronics, and embedded integration within the defense/aerospace domain.


This role involves leading the design, development, and validation of advanced electrical systems from concept through production.


Broad Job Duties:

  • 10 Years of professional experience in Design, analyze, and debug analog and digital electrical circuits for motor control and power electronics applications
  • Experience with embedded systems, control algorithms, or firmware integration
  • Knowledge of applicable standards (e.g., MIL-STD, DO-160, EMI/EMC compliance)
  • Develop and review motor controller architectures, including hardware and embedded control concepts
  • Lead technical efforts for motor control systems, from concept through production and sustainment
  • Perform root cause analysis and troubleshooting at board, system, and integration levels
  • Support software-hardware integration by understanding firmware, control algorithms, and system interfaces.
  • Participate in requirements definition, design reviews, verification, and validation activities.
  • Ensure designs comply with defense industry standards, customer specifications, and regulatory requirements.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including systems, software, mechanical, manufacturing, and quality.
  • Support customer interactions, technical reviews, and program milestones
  • Graduate Electrical/Electronic Engineer with relevant experience of 10 Years
  • Defence Domain experience must.


Boolean:

Motor Control AND Power Electronics AND Embedded AND (MIL-STD OR DO-160 OR EMI EMC)


💡 Core Focus Areas:

Power Electronics & Motor Control

Embedded Firmware Integration

Defense Standards Compliance

System-Level Engineering

Salary : $140,000

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