Senior Embedded Controls Engineer – Motion & LiDAR Systems

Aeva; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock grants

Health benefits

Unlimited PTO

Parental leave

401k plan

Paid holidays

Job summary

Aeva is seeking an engineer to design and implement controllers for our actuators in scanning systems. You will work hands-on across controls, embedded programming and electronics, building robust real-time firmware and validating performance on motion hardware.

The role requires 3+ years in motion-control, strong PID and state-space knowledge, experience with C, Matlab and Python, and familiarity with motors, encoders, and drivers.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience developing controls for motion control applications.
• Strong fundamentals in control design - PID, frequency domain, state space.
• Experience implementing real-time, production-level firmware in C.
• Prototype controller designs and analyze data in Matlab and Python.
• Working knowledge of motors, encoders, motor drivers, ADCs and microcontrollers.
• Master’s level coursework in controls and embedded programming.

Responsibilities

• Developing, testing and analyzing control architectures and improvements
• Implementing controller changes in C
• Root‑causing control performance issues with embedded, electrical and mechanical engineers
• Testing and qualifying changes by coordinating with the reliability and test team to identify the appropriate test conditions, collect relevant data and present the results for approval.

Skills

Motion control

PID control

C programming

Real-time firmware

MATLAB

Python

Motors & encoders

Education

Master’s in controls

Embedded programming

Tools

Motor drivers

ADC hardware

Embedded systems

Job description

Aeva is seeking an engineer to design and implement controllers for our actuators in scanning systems. You will work hands-on across controls, embedded programming and electronics, building robust real-time firmware and validating performance on motion hardware.

The role requires 3+ years in motion-control, strong PID and state-space knowledge, experience with C, Matlab and Python, and familiarity with motors, encoders, and drivers.