Power Electronics Control Engineer Verified today

About Huracan

The Exploration Company is developing Huracan, a throttleable cryogenic rocket engine designed for lunar landing applications. The engine integrates electric pumps, power electronics, embedded software, and control systems developed in-house.

Your Role

You will take ownership of the control strategy for Huracan's electrically driven systems, from modelling and simulation through implementation and experimental validation. This hands-on position combines technical leadership, practical problem-solving, multidisciplinary collaboration, and active involvement in laboratory testing.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the definition and development of control architectures and strategies for the electric motors used within cryogenic propulsion systems, including operating modes, interfaces, and protection functions.
• Develop system models and simulations to design and assess control algorithms, system performance, stability, and robustness across the expected operating range.
• Translate control concepts into system-level and embedded software requirements, working closely with software and hardware engineers throughout implementation, integration, optimization, and verification.
• Plan and perform MIL, SIL, HIL, and laboratory testing; analyze data, identify performance limitations, and continuously improve the control approach.
• Support commissioning and validation of internally developed power-electronics and electric-drive systems, ensuring successful integration into the complete engine.
• Contribute to technical documentation, design reviews, verification activities, and continuous improvement of engineering processes.

What You Need

• BSc or higher degree in electrical engineering, control systems engineering, aerospace engineering, robotics, or related field.
• At least two years of experience developing, validating, or troubleshooting control systems for electric drives, power-electronic systems, or other dynamic systems.
• Strong knowledge of control theory, dynamic-system modelling, and simulation, with experience developing control strategies for electric motors and power-electronic systems.
• Practical experience with motor-control techniques, including field-oriented control, current, speed and position regulation, modulation, and observer-based control.
• Proficiency with MATLAB/Simulink/PLECS, together with understanding of embedded real-time constraints and implementation of control algorithms in production software.
• Experience with laboratory testing, measurement equipment, data analysis, and system debugging.
• Experience in aerospace, propulsion, automotive, robotics, energy, industrial automation, or another safety-critical or high-reliability field highly relevant.
• Proactive, adaptable, and delivery-focused mindset with hands-on approach to problem-solving.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail with commitment to safety, quality, and reliable execution.
• Effective communication in English, both oral and written. French or German advantageous.

Location

Munich, Germany.