Senior Robotics Control Engineer — Real-Time Motion & Estimation

Foundry Robotics; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision coverage

Generous PTO

Equity-based compensation

Job summary

Foundry Robotics in San Francisco is seeking a Senior Robotics Control Engineer to design and develop real-time control systems for advanced robotic manipulators, focusing on torque control, motion planning, and state estimation.

You will implement optimization-based control algorithms, integrate sensor fusion across multiple modalities, and drive performance from simulation to hardware validation, collaborating with Autonomy, Hardware, and Testing teams to deliver scalable, high-performance

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience implementing optimization-based multi-DOF control on real robotic systems.
• Experience building state estimation solutions for real-time robotic systems (EKFs, Particle Filters, Factor Graphs).
• Experience with sensors (encoders, torque sensors, force-torque sensors, IMUs) and sensor fusion.
• Deep understanding of spatial kinematics, dynamics, and related mathematical concepts.
• Proven track record iterating on complex multi-DOF systems, emphasizing torque control and low impedance.
• Fluency in modern C++ and Python.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop real-time C++ control of robotic arms, with emphasis on torque control and low impedance.
• Build model-based planning and control components: trajectory optimization, inverse dynamics, and whole-arm motion control.
• Develop state estimation for real-time manipulation, fusing encoders, torque sensors, force-torque sensing, and IMUs.
• Own controller performance end-to-end: simulation validation, hardware bring-up, tuning, and regression testing.
• Design scalable solutions that integrate with Autonomy, Hardware, and Testing systems at Foundry.

Skills

Optimization-based control

State estimation

Sensor fusion

Torque control

Python

C++

Tools

Pinocchio

Drake

MuJoCo

ROS 2

Real-time Linux

Job description

Foundry Robotics in San Francisco is seeking a Senior Robotics Control Engineer to design and develop real-time control systems for advanced robotic manipulators, focusing on torque control, motion planning, and state estimation.

You will implement optimization-based control algorithms, integrate sensor fusion across multiple modalities, and drive performance from simulation to hardware validation, collaborating with Autonomy, Hardware, and Testing teams to deliver scalable, high-performance