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Electrical or Embedded Controls Engineer (Early Career, Exceptional Talent)

Boom Supersonic · Centennial, CO · On-site

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About Boom Supersonic

Fast-transient power systems. Embedded controllers operating in millisecond time scales. Instrumentation and controls that turn a gas turbine into an intelligent machine. Backed by Bessemer, Y Combinator and South Park Commons.

About the role

Engineers who want to spend their first year doing work that actually matters should apply. Internships require 100% onsite at Boom's headquarters located at 6803 S Tucson Way, Centennial, CO 80112.

What they're looking for

  • You enjoy moving between hardware and software and understanding how the entire system works
  • You'd rather debug hardware in the lab than sit in a conference room
  • You want ownership, not hand-holding
  • Hard problems energize you
  • You like seeing something you designed come to life
  • Own a defined portion of Superpower's electrical or embedded controls architecture – from instrumentation and sensors to embedded controllers, wiring architecture, and hardware integration
More about this role

This job is demanding and rewarding.

  • You've done something extraordinary early – designed custom electronics, built embedded systems, programmed microcontrollers, led Formula SAE, Robotics, Rocketry, or another hardware-focused competition team, or owned electrical or controls work during an internship.
  • You enjoy moving between hardware and software and understanding how the entire system works.
  • You'd rather debug hardware in the lab than sit in a conference room.
  • You want ownership, not hand-holding.
  • Hard problems energize you.
  • You like seeing something you designed come to life.

What you'll do

  • Own a defined portion of Superpower's electrical or embedded controls architecture – from instrumentation and sensors to embedded controllers, wiring architecture, and hardware integration.
  • Design, build, and validate electrical systems that generate the data needed to develop, control, and protect the engine.
  • Partner closely with propulsion, mechanical, software, manufacturing, and test engineers to integrate electrical hardware into a first-of-its-kind gas turbine platform.
  • Develop and troubleshoot embedded hardware and control systems during engine testing, quickly...

Read the full posting on Boom Supersonic's site ↗

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