Motor Controls Engineer
Required skills
- Motor Controls
- Electric Motors
- Drives
- Motion Systems
- Control Algorithms
- State estimation
- Control design
- Field-oriented control
- Sensorless control
- Power electronics
Nice to have
- Advanced control
- Optimal control
- High-speed motors
- Precision motion control
- Rotating machinery
- Industrial environments
Role summary
General Matter is seeking a Motor Controls Engineer to design, develop, and implement control algorithms and software for electric motors, drives, and motion systems critical to their uranium enrichment technology. This role involves control-oriented modeling, motor and motion control design, state estimation, and hands-on integration across simulation and hardware. The engineer will collaborate with power electronics, firmware, and systems integration teams, working with hardware throughout its lifecycle. The position requires a Bachelor's degree in a related engineering field, strong background in linear systems analysis, state estimation, control design, and proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink, Python, and C/C++ for embedded systems. Experience with motor control techniques, power electronics, and real-time embedded control is preferred. The company offers a mission-driven environment focused on making nuclear energy affordable and accessible.
About the Company
General Matter enriches uranium.
We are designing, building, and operating the world’s lowest-cost enrichment services, here in the US.
In the process, we are restoring America’s ability to produce nuclear fuel to power AI, advanced manufacturing and critical industries our country relies on to remain competitive.
Fuel drives the cost of advanced reactor electricity production, and enrichment drives the cost of the fuel that advanced reactors consume. Reliable, low-cost enrichment is the catalyst for the nuclear Renaissance now under way.
Our mission is to make nuclear not only the cleanest and safest source of baseload power, but also the most affordable. We believe abundant nuclear energy will lead to a post-scarcity society.
We were incubated inside Founders Fund, like Anduril and Palantir before us, and are backed by over a dozen of the world's top venture capital firms.
Our lean, world-class team of engineers and operators is applying a first-principles approach to solving the problem of nuclear fuel production.
We are a mission-driven company with a culture of urgency, accountability, and transparency.
Help us build a high-energy society by making the cleanest, safest form of baseload energy the most affordable.
About This Role
As a Motor Controls Engineer, you will design, develop, and implement the control algorithms and software that run the electric motors, drives, and motion systems at the core of our enrichment technology. This role spans control-oriented modeling, motor and motion control design, state estimation and monitoring, and hands-on integration and calibration across simulation, bench, and integrated hardware. You will work with hardware throughout the lifecycle, from early prototypes through deployed systems, partnering closely with power electronics, firmware, systems integration, and mechanical teams.
Open to multiple levels of experience.
Responsibilities
Basic Qualifications
Preferred Skills and Experience
Additional Requirements
Equal Opportunity Employer
General Matter is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with General Matter is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
Compensation and Benefits
The base salary range for this role is $ 120,000-$160,000 annually.
Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. Please note that the stated salary range is an estimate and may be adjusted based on market conditions, business needs, or other factors. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
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