Real-Time Embedded Controls Engineer (Stock Options)

Mesh; Placentia (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Discretionary bonuses

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

Flexible PTO

401(k) with company match

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Mesh Optical Technologies is seeking an Embedded Controls Engineer to design, implement, and tune real-time control loops for thermal management, optical alignment, and motion control within our advanced hardware systems. You will develop embedded firmware in C/C++ for microcontrollers and DSPs, emphasizing deterministic timing and low-latency execution.

You will model, simulate, and validate controller designs, implement sensor fusion and filtering, and bring up new sensors and motor drives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering with coursework in control systems.
• 2+ years of experience designing real-time control on embedded platforms.
• Strong proficiency in C and/or C++ for embedded development, including bare-metal and RTOS.
• Solid foundation in classical and modern control theory, including PID tuning and stability assessment.
• Experience with sensor integration and low-level drivers (I2C, SPI, ADC, PWM, encoders).
• Proficiency in Python or MATLAB for modeling, simulation, data analysis, and test automation.
• Strong debugging skills across hardware and software with oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
• Ability to work independently in fast-moving cross-functional environments.
• Willingness to work extended hours and weekends as needed.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and tune real-time control loops for thermal management, optical alignment, motion control, and process regulation.
• Develop embedded firmware in C/C++ for microcontrollers and DSPs with deterministic timing and low latency.
• Model and simulate control systems to predict dynamic behavior and validate designs before hardware deployment.
• Implement sensor fusion and filtering (Kalman, complementary) to extract clean signals from noisy measurements.
• Bring up sensors, actuators, and motor drives; write low-level drivers (I2C, SPI, ADC, PWM).
• Develop calibration routines and self-tuning algorithms for production deployment.
• Instrument control systems for observability—logging, telemetry, diagnostics.
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, optical, and manufacturing teams to co-design systems.
• Support production deployment including validation, fault handling, and graceful degradation.
• Contribute to Python-based tooling for system identification, data analysis, and testing.

Skills

C/C++ embedded

Real-time control

Python or MATLAB

Sensor integration

Debugging hardware/software

RTOS

Cross-functional teamwork

Extended hours

Control theory

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical/Computer/Mechanical/Aerospace engineering with control coursework

Tools

Bare-metal

RTOS

Python

MATLAB

I2C

SPI

Encoders

Job description

Mesh Optical Technologies is seeking an Embedded Controls Engineer to design, implement, and tune real-time control loops for thermal management, optical alignment, and motion control within our advanced hardware systems. You will develop embedded firmware in C/C++ for microcontrollers and DSPs, emphasizing deterministic timing and low-latency execution.

You will model, simulate, and validate controller designs, implement sensor fusion and filtering, and bring up new sensors and motor drives.