Senior Robotics Controls Engineer - Real-World Motion

Roboforce; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan

Visa sponsorship

Job summary

RoboForce in Milpitas, CA is seeking a Senior/Staff Robotics Controls Engineer to turn operator intent into predictable robotic behavior. You will develop and deploy control software for motion and interaction, tackling real sensing, actuation, timing and data-driven validation in a hardware-forward role.

You will work closely with software and hardware teams to ensure robust, scalable control loops and real-time performance across Cartesian and whole-body motion tasks, with a strong emphasis on

Qualifications

• BS, MS or PhD in Robotics, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, CS or equivalent.
• Experience implementing and debugging feedback controllers on manipulators or mobile robots.
• Solid foundation in control theory, stability and model uncertainty.

Responsibilities

• Motion control design, implementation and tuning for robot motion.
• Integrate control with kinematics, dynamics and task priorities.
• Develop impedance/admittance and force control as required by tasks.
• Handle command transitions, mode changes and recovery under system contracts.
• Develop maintainable C++ control software with timing and diagnostics.
• Design experiments and analyze data for tracking, oscillation and model mismatch.
• Validate workflows with planning, platform and test engineers.

Skills

Feedback control

Kinematics & dynamics

Robot motion control

C++ programming

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Robotics or related field

Tools

C++

Python

Job description

RoboForce in Milpitas, CA is seeking a Senior/Staff Robotics Controls Engineer to turn operator intent into predictable robotic behavior. You will develop and deploy control software for motion and interaction, tackling real sensing, actuation, timing and data-driven validation in a hardware-forward role.

You will work closely with software and hardware teams to ensure robust, scalable control loops and real-time performance across Cartesian and whole-body motion tasks, with a strong emphasis on