Controls Engineer: Robotics & Simulation Systems

Zeromatter Technologies Inc; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Zeromatter Technologies Inc. in Mountain View, CA is seeking a Controls Engineer for our Dynamics team. You will build control systems for simulation of vehicles, drones, planes, and robots, translating user intent into controllable trajectories and behaviors.

Responsibilities span developing controllers, trajectory generation, and validating models with real-world data. Proficiency in Rust/C++/Python is required; aerospace/robotics background is a plus.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical engineering, robotics, physics, or equivalent experience.
• Experience developing control systems and/or dynamics models for automotive, aerospace, drone, or robotics applications.
• Strong knowledge of controller architectures (PID, LQR, MPC).
• Experience with trajectory generation and optimization.
• Strong foundation in physics and dynamics; able to derive and implement equations of motion for new vehicle/robot classes.
• Experience using simulation in control development and validation workflows.
• Proficiency in Rust, C++, and/or Python.
• Bonus: experience with vehicle dynamics or multibody dynamics simulation; flight dynamics or drone control systems; sim-to-real transfer; machine learning familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Develop controllers for vehicle classes within our simulator (e.g. fixed-wing aircraft, drones, ground vehicles).
• Design trajectory generation systems translating user intent into flyable paths paired with controllers.
• Characterize and replicate control systems to match real-world behavior in simulation.
• Build trajectory generation and mid-level control layers enabling policy interaction with simulated robots.
• Implement controller architectures (PID, LQR, MPC) suited to each vehicle class.
• Validate models and controllers against real-world data and physical intuition.
• Create reusable libraries and tooling in Rust, C++, and/or Python to scale development.

Skills

Rust

C++

Python

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Zeromatter Technologies Inc. in Mountain View, CA is seeking a Controls Engineer for our Dynamics team. You will build control systems for simulation of vehicles, drones, planes, and robots, translating user intent into controllable trajectories and behaviors.

Responsibilities span developing controllers, trajectory generation, and validating models with real-world data. Proficiency in Rust/C++/Python is required; aerospace/robotics background is a plus.