Controls Engineer
Core
Develop and improve vehicle trajectory and motion controllers that translate AI Driver outputs into safe, smooth, and robust vehicle motion across different platforms and applications (ADAS and AV).
Role type
Controls Engineer (Autonomous Driving)
Builds
Real-time control software and trajectory-generation systems for prototype, reference, and production vehicles
Domain
Autonomous Vehicles / Automotive Controls
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
control theory, optimization, model-predictive control, numerical methods, dynamical systems, C++ software engineering, real-time system development, system-level debugging
Preferred skills
trajectory optimization, motion planning, mobile robotics, automotive industry experience, safety-critical systems validation, machine learning integration
Technologies
C++, simulation environments, closed-loop evaluation tools
Responsibilities
Develop, integrate, tune, and validate control and trajectory-generation algorithms; maintain and evolve controls software architecture connecting AI outputs to vehicle actuation; implement latency-sensitive control software for deployment; use simulation and on-road testing to characterize behavior and validate improvements; define controller interfaces and integrate with adjacent systems
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC
