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If you're excited about disrupting legacy industries, and passionate about building next generation technology, let's chat!\nWe are at the forefront of innovation, crafting exclusive motion control components that propel the industrial, aerospace, and defense sectors into the future. \nA couple other things:\nWe are open to relocating you\nWe have great benefits\nWe are well funded, and generating revenue\nWe are located in beautiful Torrance, CA and just moved into a new large hangar facility\nRole Summary: \nWe are hiring an entry-level Motion Control Engineer to help build and maintain the embedded firmware that powers our motion control and motor drive products. This role is built for someone with a strong software/firmware foundation, solid C, an instinct for clean system architecture, who is eager to grow into motor control and control-loop design in a fast-paced aerospace environment. You'll work alongside experienced controls and firmware engineers, turning control concepts into robust, production-quality embedded code.\nWhat you'll do:\nDesign, implement, and maintain embedded firmware for motion control and motor drive products, primarily in C.\nContribute to system architecture decisions for control firmware modules, with an eye toward maintainability, testability,and real-time performance.\n\nTranslate control algorithms into well-structured, production-quality firmware, working closely with senior engineering staff.\nParticipate in code reviews, static analysis, and unit/integration testing to uphold firmware quality standards.\nSupport bring-up, debug, and validation of control firmware on hardware in the lab.\nDocument firmware architecture, module interfaces, and design decisions.\nAssist in specifying and executing firmware verification test plans.\nWhat you need:\nBachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.\n2-4 years of professional experience in embedded firmware development related to Motion Control.\nStrong proficiency in C, with a solid grasp of firmware/software architecture principles (modularity, abstraction layers, statemachines).\n\nFamiliarity with embedded systems fundamentals: microcontrollers, interrupts, timers, and communication protocols (SPI,I2C, UART, CAN).\n\nStrong problem-solving skills and a genuine interest in learning control theory and motor control fundamentals on the job.\nExperience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and collaborative software development workflows.\nNice to Haves: \nExposure to motor control concepts (field-oriented control, PWM generation, current/position sensing).\nFamiliarity with motion control loop design and digital filter design (PI/PID tuning, notch/biquad filters, Bode/FRF analysis).\nExperience with an RTOS (FreeRTOS, ThreadX, or similar).\nFamiliarity with model-based design or code-generation workflows (e.g., Simulink/Embedded Coder).\nExposure to unit testing frameworks for embedded C (Unity, CppUTest, or similar).\nCoursework or project experience in feedback control systems.\nExport Control: \nThis role supports aerospace programs and may involve export-controlled information or hardware. 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