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Senior Controls Engineer

Glen Cove, NY💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-07 → 2026-09-25

Core

Own control quality and performance for robotic products, operating at the boundary between hardware and software to deliver smooth, reliable motion.

Role type

Senior Controls Engineer (Robotics)

Builds

Robotic products with smooth motion, tracking accuracy, and high-fidelity impedance control

Domain

Robotics, Embedded Systems, Motion Control

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Classical controls fundamentals, real-time signal processing, plant modeling, control-loop tuning, safety-rated monitoring design, system-level debugging, test tooling development

Preferred skills

Model Predictive Control (MPC), sensor fusion, robotic motion planning integration, board-level electrical diagnostics

Technologies

STM32, C, C++, MATLAB/Simulink, FreeRTOS, CAN, EtherCAT, Linux

Responsibilities

Design and own control-loop benchmarking and validation across communication architectures; Analytically model in-house actuator plants and verify through physical testing; Implement and document safety-rated monitoring and stop functions; Debug complex system-level issues spanning software, firmware, electrical, or component behavior; Build test and diagnostic tooling for tuning and fault injection; Act as a technical bridge between hardware and software teams

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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