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Senior Embedded Controls Engineer – Scanning Systems

Mountain View, CA💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-11 → 2026-09-26

Core

Designing and implementing controllers for electro-mechanical and optical scanning systems in 4D LiDAR sensors.

Role type

Senior embedded controls engineer (motion control)

Builds

High-precision scanning modules for autonomous vehicles and robots

Domain

Automotive robotics / LiDAR / Motion control

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Control design (PID, frequency domain, state space), C firmware development, embedded programming, motor control, encoder integration, microcontroller programming, data analysis (Matlab, Python)

Preferred skills

Motor types (Brushed DC, BLDC, VCM, MEMS), motion control electronics debugging, automotive/medical/aerospace deployment experience

Technologies

C, Matlab, Python, microcontrollers, motor drivers, ADCs, encoders

Responsibilities

Develop, test, and analyze control architectures; Implement controller changes in C; Root-cause control performance issues; Coordinate testing and qualification with reliability teams

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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