Senior Embedded Controls Engineer – Motion & Robotics

Aeva, Inc.; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401k plan

Life and disability benefits

Flexible time off

Paid parental leave

11 paid holidays annually

Job summary

Aeva, Inc. is seeking an engineer for the Scanning Systems team to design and implement controllers for motion actuators and associated electronics.

You will work hands-on on design, implementation, evaluation and debugging of controller performance. We value strong background in controls (PID/state space), embedded programming and experience with motors, encoders, motor drivers, ADCs, and microcontrollers; master's coursework in controls and embedded systems is preferred, and you will

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.
• Ability to prototype controller designs and analyze data in Matlab and Python.

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 results for approval.

Skills

Controls for motion

Embedded programming

C programming

Matlab/Python data analysis

Motor control knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Master's degree in controls and embedded programming

Tools

C

Matlab

Python

Microcontrollers

Job description

Aeva, Inc. is seeking an engineer for the Scanning Systems team to design and implement controllers for motion actuators and associated electronics.

You will work hands-on on design, implementation, evaluation and debugging of controller performance. We value strong background in controls (PID/state space), embedded programming and experience with motors, encoders, motor drivers, ADCs, and microcontrollers; master's coursework in controls and embedded systems is preferred, and you will