Faraday & Future Inc.
Senior Locomotion Control Engineer
El Segundo, California, United States · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$110k-$135kDetected 146 days ago
PythonC++AlgorithmsRoadmappingRoboticsMechanical DesignElectrical EngineeringResearch
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About the role
- We are seeking a Senior Locomotion Control Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and real-world deployment of robot motion capabilities.
- This role is responsible for building robust locomotion systems that work reliably across simulation and hardware, and for driving the technical direction of gait, balance, terrain adaptation, and control integration.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and optimize robot locomotion systems, including gait generation, balance control, and terrain adaptation.
- Own the full loop from simulation to hardware deployment, including controller tuning, regression validation, and failure analysis.
- Support real-robot bring-up, debugging, performance analysis, and root-cause investigation for motion failures.
Requirements
- Master's degree or above in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience developing robotics locomotion, motion control, or autonomous robotic systems.
- 3+ years of hands-on experience supporting quadruped, humanoid, or legged robot development and deployment.
- Proficiency in Python for research workflows, simulation, tooling, and analysis.
- Experience deploying algorithms on real robots, ideally quadrupeds, humanoids, or mobile manipulation systems.
- Prior experience deploying locomotion or control algorithms on physical robots is required.
- Ability to diagnose real-system failures and translate observations into actionable control or systems improvements.
Nice to have
- Experience with sim-to-real workflows, including actuator modeling, latency compensation, domain randomization, or system identification.
- Familiarity with MuJoCo, Isaac, RaiSim, Gazebo, or equivalent simulation platforms.
- Experience with real-time robotics systems, ROS 2, controller scheduling, and control-runtime integration.
- Background in contact-rich control, force control, or whole-body coordination.
- Track record of shipping motion capabilities from prototype to robust field performance.
- Casual dress code + relaxed work environment
- Culturally diverse, progressive atmosphere
Compensation
- ($110,000 - $135,000 DOE), plus benefits and incentive plans
Benefits
- Perks + Benefits
- Healthcare + dental + vision benefits (Free for you/discounted for family)
- Develop and improve locomotion controllers using MPC, whole-body control, reinforcement learning, or hybrid control approaches.
Company info
- Faraday Future (FF) is a California-based embodied artificial intelligence ecosystem company, leveraging the latest technologies and world's best talent to realize exciting new possibilities in mobility and robotics.
- We're producing user-centric, technology-first vehicles and robots to establish new paradigms in human-AI interaction.
- We're not just seeking to change how our cars and robots work - we're seeking to change the way we drive and interact with machines.
- At FF, we're creating something new, something connected, and something with a true global impact.
Equal opportunity
- equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
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