Senior Robotic Control Systems Engineer - Equity
Venturi Astrolab, Inc.
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Job summary
Venturi Astrolab, Inc. is seeking a Staff Robotic Control Systems Engineer in Hawthorne, CA. You will lead design, analysis, and validation of vehicle control systems for lunar rovers and robotic subsystems.
The role emphasizes hands-on prototype development, system simulation, and integration with flight software. You will work closely with vehicle software and avionics teams, tuning controllers, validating performance, and translating designs into flight-ready code.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM field.
- 10+ years of experience building robotic control systems across full lifecycle.
- Experience designing and tuning control loops for extraterrrestrial rovers and robotic arms.
Responsibilities
- Define control system requirements from vehicle and subsystem level functions.
- Lead design, analysis, development, tuning, verification, and validation of vehicle control systems.
- Build system simulations for controller design and analysis using Matlab/Simulink, Python, etc.
- Prototype controllers meeting requirements using MATLAB control toolbox.
- Support selection of sensors, actuators, and testbeds.
- Analyze and tune controller performance and stability from simulations and test data.
- Convert controller prototypes into flight code with testing.
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Job description
Venturi Astrolab, Inc. is seeking a Staff Robotic Control Systems Engineer in Hawthorne, CA. You will lead design, analysis, and validation of vehicle control systems for lunar rovers and robotic subsystems.
The role emphasizes hands-on prototype development, system simulation, and integration with flight software. You will work closely with vehicle software and avionics teams, tuning controllers, validating performance, and translating designs into flight-ready code.
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