Motor Control Engineer Woking, England
Job description
Background
The world around us is experiencing significant change, the greatest in generations.
At McLaren Applied, we’re accelerating the response to that change. Our vision is that our people and technologies will pioneer a better future. Our mission is to achieve breakthroughs in performance.
We’re at the cutting edge of innovation in industries including automotive transportation and motorsport. We create solutions that drive efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
We want to help to reduce the carbon footprint and become more sustainable. Our focus is on electrification and telemetry, control, and analytics.
To deliver efficient lightweight electric powertrain and vehicle development; motorsport solutions that make series more sustainable and efficient; reliable connectivity solutions for transportation and insightful analytics and monitoring of transport fleets.
By applying our expertise, we deliver real benefits and pioneer a better future.
Purpose of the Role
- McLaren Applied has a strong history of producing high performance motor control electronics and software. We are growing this area of the business. As a Motor Control Engineer you will sit within the wider Inverter and Control Platforms team.
- You will develop electric motor controls for a range of automotive applications.
- You will develop both low-level power switching algorithms and also the high level torque and mode control from concept design through to practical validation on test rigs and dyno test facilities.
- You will work with our electronic design and embedded software teams to develop control algorithms.
- You will work on developing embedded control platforms
Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications and Experience
- Have a BEng/MSc/PhD degree in Electrical Engineering or relevant science subjects.
- Have a proven experience of designing motor control switching algorithms.
- Will have technical experience with Synchronous Permanent Magnet motor (PMSM) behaviours and control challenges.
- Have a solid knowledge of Interior PMSM operation and control algorithms including field weakening region.
- Have experience with C programming language
- Have extensive experience with MATLAB and Simulink
- Have a solid understanding of the requirements for the power and sensing electronics required for motor control.
- Have a practical knowledge of functional safety standards such as ISO26262
In addition the following skills and experience are desirable;
- Any experience with high-speed switching technologies, including SiC semiconductors.
- Experience with the design of automotive electronics and software.
- Experience with motor efficiency, thermal and performance testing.
- Experience with Hardware in the Loop simulation, especially dSpace systems and Vector tools such as CANape and CANoe.
- Experience with auto-code generation using Matlab and Simulink
- Good working understanding of vehicle architecture and vehicle control systems.
Our values
OWNERSHIP
OPENNESS
BRAVERY
INGENUITY
HUMILITY
All employees must ensure compliance with the Company Health and Safety Policy, and all relevant other statutory Health and Safety legislation.
This job description may not detail all duties allocated to the post holder, nor cover duties of a similar nature which are commensurate with the role, which may from time to time be reasonably required by the relevant manager.
McLaren Applied are committed to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) and promote DEI in all we do.
