As the Founding Electric Motor Simulation and Design Engineer at Caldera Dynamics, you will own the end-to-end development of ultra-high-efficiency drone motors. You’ll build an automated FEA simulation toolchain across electromagnetic, thermal, and structural physics, validating designs on the bench to close the loop between virtual optimization and flight-ready hardware.
Founding Electric Motor Simulation and Design Engineer at Caldera Dynamics
Join Caldera Dynamics, a San Francisco startup led by Tesla and DeepMind alumni, as their Founding Electric Motor Simulation and Design Engineer. This is a rare chance to own the simulation toolchain and the hardware itself, shipping designs that will power the next generation of inspection UAVs and defense platforms. If you have deep FEA experience and a builder’s mindset, come help us close the gap between simulation and flight.
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Location
San Francisco, United States
Compensation
Not Disclosed
Company
Caldera Dynamics
Role overview
Caldera is building fully autonomous manufacturing lines powered by general-purpose robotics, starting with electromechanical assemblies like drone motors and actuators. The future of manufacturing will look very different in the age of AGI and robotics. The companies that win will rebuild the design and manufacturing stack to allow rapid, autonomous iteration of physical hardware. We are building that platform.
What you will do
- Design motor geometries, windings, and topologies from first principles to meet demanding torque, weight, and thermal constraints for drone missions.
- Develop an automated FEA simulation pipeline using tools like ANSYS Maxwell or JMAG to evaluate thousands of candidate designs against real-world physics.
- Validate simulation models against physical bench test data, feeding results back into the optimizer to constantly improve the design engine’s accuracy.
Who this is a fit for
- Extensive experience in electric motor design from first principles, with deep expertise in electromagnetic, thermal, and structural FEA simulation tools.
- Proven track record in the aerospace, drone, EV, or robotics industries, with a demonstrated ability to take designs from concept to manufactured hardware.
- A builder’s mindset with a passion for early-stage startup environments, capable of making foundational architectural decisions and building internal tooling from scratch.
Why this role is remarkable
- Join a high-pedigree founding team of Tesla and Google DeepMind alumni at a VC-backed startup redefining propulsion for the UAV industry.
- Own the entire technical loop, building a proprietary design engine that automates complex physics trade-offs rather than manually iterating on parts.
- Directly impact the performance of next-generation inspection UAVs and defense platforms by shipping hardware that moves from simulation to flight.
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