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Sr. 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 to enable autonomous devices to detect instant velocity and 3D position.

Role type

Senior IC embedded controls engineer (motion control)

Builds

High-precision scanning systems for LiDAR modules

Domain

Autonomous driving, industrial robotics, consumer electronics

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Control design (PID, frequency domain, state space), C programming for real-time firmware, motor control (Brushed DC, BLDC, VCM, MEMS), embedded electronics debugging, Matlab/Python data analysis, microcontroller programming, encoder/motor driver integration

Preferred skills

Master's level coursework in controls and embedded programming, experience prototyping controller designs, cross-functional collaboration

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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