Motion Control Systems Engineer - Autonomous Driving

Tensor Auto; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Tensor is a global leader in autonomous driving technologies, headquartered in San Jose. The role focuses on defining requirements for motion control actuators and coordinating cross‑functional teams to ensure safety, performance, and reliability in the autonomous driving system.

The candidate brings a strong background in robotics or engineering, with 3+ years in motion control or safety-critical domains and a solid systems engineering foundation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in robotics, CS, aerospace, systems engineering, transportation engineering, physics, or related field.
• Minimum 3+ years designing or testing motion control systems in automotive or safety-critical domains.
• Strong systems engineering foundations in requirements, formal verification and validation, and simulation.

Responsibilities

• Define and manage requirements for motion control actuators — including steering, braking and/or powertrain — considering vehicle dynamics and safety constraints.
• Design and analyze testing to verify safety-critical parameters, ensuring autonomous driving performance and controllability.
• Lead architecture discussions focusing on motion planning and control performance, fault tolerance and reliability.
• Oversee implementation of requirements and desired architecture with teams across the company and external partners.
• Assess the electrical, mechanical and software architecture of motion planning and control system, and contribute to hardware or software design reviews.
• Coordinate integration of motion control actuators into the autonomous driving system, from prototype development through fleet deployment.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Physics, or related field

Job description

Tensor is a global leader in autonomous driving technologies, headquartered in San Jose. The role focuses on defining requirements for motion control actuators and coordinating cross‑functional teams to ensure safety, performance, and reliability in the autonomous driving system.

The candidate brings a strong background in robotics or engineering, with 3+ years in motion control or safety-critical domains and a solid systems engineering foundation.