Senior Real-Time AV Controls Engineer (C/C++, MATLAB)

Gatik; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Gatik, the leader in autonomous middle-mile logistics, seeks passionate Software Engineers with strong fundamentals in software development and expertise in C/C++ and Matlab/Simulink. The ideal candidate has a solid background in Control and Optimization and will help design, test, and validate our autonomous fleet's AV control features.

This role is onsite 5 days a week at our Santa Clara, CA office, collaborating with researchers and software teams to deliver safe, reliable, and efficient

Qualifications

• MSc or PhD in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or CS with controls and optimization.
• 5+ years of production-level C/C++ and Matlab/Simulink experience.
• Strong background in optimal control, MPC, Kalman filtering, and vehicle dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support real-time mission-critical software for Gatik’s autonomy stack.
• Work with the research engineers to develop maintainable, testable software designs.
• Work with the Control team to implement control and optimization methods in simulation and in-vehicle testing.
• Support rapid prototyping of new methodologies via SiL and HiL.
• Participate in tuning, calibration, and in-vehicle testing.
• Participate in visualization and post-processing of test data.
• Collaborate with planning, localization, dbw, and testing teams for integration.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Matlab/Simulink

Optimal control

MPC

Kalman filtering

Control theory

Python

Linux

ROS2

CAN bus

Education

MSc or PhD in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or Computer Science

Tools

dSPACE

TruckSim

IPG TruckMaker

CI/CD

Git

Docker

Job description

Gatik, the leader in autonomous middle-mile logistics, seeks passionate Software Engineers with strong fundamentals in software development and expertise in C/C++ and Matlab/Simulink. The ideal candidate has a solid background in Control and Optimization and will help design, test, and validate our autonomous fleet's AV control features.

This role is onsite 5 days a week at our Santa Clara, CA office, collaborating with researchers and software teams to deliver safe, reliable, and efficient