(M/W) AI & Control Engineer – Whole-Body Control

Wandercraft; Paris; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Wandercraft in Paris is seeking a control engineer to advance whole-body control for exoskeletons and humanoid robots. You will translate mathematical formulations into real-time implementations and validate on hardware.

You will collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams and contribute to the long-term technical direction of the control stack, using C++ and Python.

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in Robotics, Controls, Optimization or related field.
• Hands-on robotics experience in control, motion generation or trajectory optimization.
• Proficiency in C++/Python and autonomous-level programming.

Responsibilities

• Develop whole-body control algorithms for floating-base robots.
• Design control strategies using MPC and NMPC.
• Develop online and offline trajectory optimization and motion generation algorithms.
• Improve whole-body trajectory tracking for locomotion and manipulation.
• Model robot dynamics, contacts, and interactions with the environment.
• Develop or integrate state-estimation algorithms from sensor data.
• Explore learning-based approaches when relevant.
• Write efficient, maintainable software in C++ and Python.
• Test, debug and validate algorithms on exoskeletons and humanoid robots.
• Contribute to architecture and long-term technical direction of the control stack.

Skills

C++/Python

Algorithmics

Robotics fundamentals

Control theory

Machine learning basics

Education

Master’s or PhD in Robotics/Controls/Optimization

Job description

Job Description

Within Wandercraft’s Whole Body Control team, you will develop control algorithms for exoskeletons and humanoid robots, from mathematical formulation and simulation to deployment and validation on real robots.

You will work on challenging robotics problems involving locomotion, manipulation, multi‑contact control and whole‑body motion generation, with a strong focus on robustness, performance and real‑time execution.

Reporting to the Head of Whole Body Control, you will work closely with other control engineers as well as the mechanical, electronics, perception and software teams.

Depending on your background and interests, your work may include:

• Develop whole-body control algorithms for floating‑base robots
• Design control strategies using linear and nonlinear control, MPC and NMPC
• Develop online and offline trajectory optimization and motion generation algorithms
• Design and improve whole‑body trajectory tracking for locomotion and manipulation
• Model robot dynamics, contacts and interactions with the environment
• Develop or integrate state‑estimation algorithms using sensor data
• Explore learning‑based approaches, including reinforcement learning, when relevant
• Write efficient, maintainable software in C++ and Python
• Test, debug and validate algorithms directly on exoskeletons and humanoid robots
• Contribute to the architecture and long‑term technical direction of the control stack

Preferred Experience

• Diploma: Master’s or PhD degree in Robotics, Controls, Optimization, Applied mathematics, or related scientific field
• Required experience: Hands‑on experience with robotics, control, motion generation, trajectory optimization or related algorithmic development, through industry, research or significant academic projects.
• Skills:
  • Programming (C++/Python) - Autonomous level
  • Algorithmics - Autonomous level
  • Robotics (kinematics, dynamics, working with sensor data) - Autonomous level
  • Control theory - Autonomous level
  • Machine learning - Basic knowledge

Who are they?

At Wandercraft we pioneer intelligent robotics to help people do what they can’t do.

We apply the most advanced robotics and AI to expand what’s possible for humans in the fields of healthcare and now industry.

Founded in 2012, Wandercraft is globally recognized for creating the world’s first self‑balancing walking exoskeleton, Atalante X, which is used in more than 100 rehabilitation centers across four continents helping individuals with disabilities re‑learn how to walk, with over a million steps taken each month.

Building on over a decade of real‑world experience and a proprietary neural network trained on billions of steps, we’re bringing mobility beyond clinical settings and into the home. Our personal exoskeleton, Eve, is a first‑of‑its‑kind device designed to assist wheelchair users in standing and walking in everyday life.

Now we’re expanding our platform to support industrial and assistive tasks with the Calvin family of humanoid robots. Built in just 40 days, Calvin‑40 is designed to relieve factory workers from hazardous labor.

Future versions of Calvin will assist persons with reduced autonomy in their daily activities.

Our growth into home and industrial robotics opens new horizons while reinforcing our ability to scale innovation, improve reliability, and accelerate our impact, across our entire portfolio of products and industries.

From Paris and New York, our team of over 110 engineers, clinicians, researchers, and operators is united by one mission: to design robotics that improve human life, wherever people need them most!

We’re not just hiring people: we’re building a team of pioneers, curious minds and problem solvers who want to change the world, step by step.

Join us to shape the next generation of medical and humanoid robotics powered by AI and purpose.