Robotics Controls Engineer — Real-Time, Safety-Critical

Tutorintelligence; Watertown (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Tutorintelligence is seeking a controls engineer to own safety-critical control code for robotic arms in customer facilities. You will work on the control loop, set limits, ensure safe stopping, and help validate behavior with real hardware.

You will build a hardware-in-the-loop test bench, collect evidence of stopping performance, and document design decisions. Experience with C++/Python, Linux real-time, and safety standards is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in mission-critical codebases with physical consequences.
• Strong understanding of dynamics, inertia, and stopping behavior.
• Experience building and maintaining a hardware-in-the-loop test bench.

Responsibilities

• Own safety-critical control code for robots.
• Develop control loop timing and stability.
• Document design decisions and rationale.
• Keep evidence: stopping-time measurements and tests.

Skills

Real-time control

C++ and Python

Linux real-time

Safety-critical software

Robotics systems

Hardware-in-the-loop

Control loop design

Tools

EtherCAT

Servo drives

Fieldbus

Job description

Tutorintelligence is seeking a controls engineer to own safety-critical control code for robotic arms in customer facilities. You will work on the control loop, set limits, ensure safe stopping, and help validate behavior with real hardware.

You will build a hardware-in-the-loop test bench, collect evidence of stopping performance, and document design decisions. Experience with C++/Python, Linux real-time, and safety standards is essential.