Software Engineer - Motor Control

Lilium

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Munich, Germany

Posted on: 2022-06-03

Category: transportation

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Lilium’s vision is to create a sustainable and accessible mode of high-speed, regional transportation.

Using the 7-Seater Lilium Jet, an electric vertical take-off and landing jet, offering leading capacity, low noise and high performance, Lilium is building a transport network and service for people and goods. Working in partnership with world-leading aerospace, technology, and infrastructure partners, commercial operations are set to launch in 2024.

Lilium’s 700+ strong team includes over 400 aerospace engineers and a leadership responsible for delivering some of the most successful aircraft in aviation history. Founded in 2015, Lilium’s headquarters and manufacturing facilities are in Munich, Germany, with teams based across Europe and the U.S.

A career at Lilium is for those who want to do something extraordinary. We take pride in pushing the boundaries of engineering, technology and customer experience.

As part of a team, you will tackle challenges and deliver something that has never been done before. By joining Lilium you will have the opportunity to work with a world-class entrepreneurial team of more than  800 people who are as passionate about changing the world as you are.

You will always act with safety and integrity in mind and embody our core behaviors of efficient and positive collaboration, ownership of time, continuous improvements and, ultimately delivering results.

We thrive on diversity and creating an inclusive culture, with more than 50 nationalities currently working hard to bring our vision of a sustainable world to life.

Your role and your team:

We are looking for an outstanding Motor Control Engineer to join our innovative team that will shape the future of urban e-mobility. In this position you have the exciting opportunity to contribute greatly on the design of the propulsion system that power the aircraft fleet of tomorrow.

As a member of our Software Intensive Systems team, you will model, design, implement, test and benchmark the motor controls of Lilium electric motor drives.

Your Day to Day:

Specify, design, and develop algorithms according to the internal processes in the field of electric motor control for Lilium eVTOL aircraft
Design and implement motor controller functionality and algorithms for the engine and servo control units
Test and validate the control algorithms in the laboratory and test rigs
Participate in generating required life cycle data
Co-operate with the hardware and power electronic teams
Contribute to planning activities as part of an Agile Scrum team

Your Profile:

Must have:

B.Sc/M.Sc/M.Eng in Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
Strong expertise in MATLAB and Simulink, including model development
Strong understanding of AC electric motors and drive systems analysis, modeling and control
Academic or industrial experience in defining requirements for motor control software interfacing hardware components including voltage, current and position sensors
Fluent English language skills

Beneficial to have:

Experience in testing electric motors and hardware debugging (e.g. position sensors, comms interfaces)
Academic or industrial experience in modeling low-inductance PMSM machines & high switching frequencies
Experience in designing current and speed control loops for electric motor control
Experience with laboratory equipment (Oscilloscopes, Signal Generators, Logic Analyzer)
Experience with Fixed-point development for timing critical embedded systems
Experience with VHDL, Embedded C & HDL Coder programming
Experience with PWM schemes such as space vector, discontinuous, and sinusoidal modulation
Experience with sensorless motor control algorithms and high-speed control techniques
System-oriented understanding of high voltage DC-link integration

Life at Lilium:

You are joining us as we are building our global footprint. While the current COVID-19 restrictions mean that many of us are working remotely, we are still making the most out of this time. Meet fellow colleagues via our culture club sessions and free weekly yoga classes!

Lilium is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals regardless of ethnicity, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

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