Senior Autonomy Controls Engineer - Learning-Based Control

Teleo; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

A robotics startup is looking for an engineer to lead the development of learning-driven control systems for autonomous vehicles. This role includes designing and implementing control approaches while reducing dependencies on manual tuning, integrating systems safely, and translating classical insights into modern applications. Ideal candidates will have strong software skills in C, C++, or Python, a robust understanding of modern robotics control, and experience with learning-based methods. Competitive salary offered, with a range of $180,000 - $230,000 a year.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering skills in C, C++, or Python with production-quality code.
• Deep understanding of modern robotics control systems.
• Experience with learning-based control or policy optimization for real-world systems.
• Comfort working close to hardware and real-time constraints.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement learning-based control approaches.
• Reduce reliance on hand-tuned control parameters.
• Integrate learned controllers into the vehicle control stack.
• Define interfaces between classical control and learning-friendly components.
• Translate classical control insights into learning-friendly formulations.
• Establish validation criteria for learned control policies.

Skills

C

C++

Python

Robotics control systems

Data-driven methods

Job description

A robotics startup is looking for an engineer to lead the development of learning-driven control systems for autonomous vehicles. This role includes designing and implementing control approaches while reducing dependencies on manual tuning, integrating systems safely, and translating classical insights into modern applications. Ideal candidates will have strong software skills in C, C++, or Python, a robust understanding of modern robotics control, and experience with learning-based methods. Competitive salary offered, with a range of $180,000 - $230,000 a year.