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Controls Engineer

Mind Robotics· Software Engineering
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Palo AltoFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Controls Engineer at Mind Robotics to own algorithms and software enabling precise, safe, and coordinated motion for robots, from low-level actuator loops to full-body motion control and simulation infrastructure.

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and tune control algorithms — PID, state-space, model-based, and beyond — for joints, actuators, and whole-body robot motion.
  • Develop and maintain high-fidelity dynamic models of robot subsystems to support simulation, analysis, and controller design.
  • Analyze real-world robot data to assess controller performance, identify regressions, and drive targeted improvements.
  • Work closely with firmware engineers to implement control algorithms under hard real-time constraints in C/C++ or Rust.
  • Collaborate with mechanical and electrical engineers to characterize hardware, close the loop between physical design and software performance, and define actuation requirements.
  • Define and execute test plans that validate control system performance across the full operating envelope of the robot.

Qualifications

  • M.S. or Ph.D. in controls, robotics, or a related field, or equivalent hands-on experience building and deploying control systems for real physical hardware.
  • Demonstrated experience designing and deploying control systems for real physical systems — robots, actuators, drones, or similar.
  • Strong foundation in control theory: classical (PID, lead-lag), modern (state-space, LQR/MPC), and familiarity with nonlinear systems.
  • Experience building dynamic models and using simulation tools (MATLAB/Simulink, Python, Julia, or equivalent) to inform and validate controller design.
  • Hands-on experience tuning controllers on real hardware and debugging unexpected behavior with real data.
  • Proficiency in C/C++ or Rust for real-time control implementation.
  • You are comfortable with ambiguity, move fast, and have an "engineering curiosity" that drives you to understand how the entire system works, not just your part.

Skills

Required:Control system designDynamic modeling and simulationReal-time programmingRobotics hardware collaboration

Benefits

Last updated Aug 19, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Mind Robotics

Physical AI for the Real World

Mind Robotics is building intelligent robotics for industrial deployment. We believe the fastest path to broadly capable robots is through clearly defined, high-impact environments. We are starting where the need is most.

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