Atoms
Senior Robotics Controls Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Senior · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$182k-$230kDetected 1 day ago
PythonC++AlgorithmsGitCI/CDLinuxMachine LearningNumPyRoboticsMechanical DesignAerospace EngineeringElectrical EngineeringSignal ProcessingSensorsControlsCommunicationCollaborationMentoring
About the role
- Over the last decade, software has transformed the digital world.
- But the physical world, where food is made, minerals are mined, goods are moved, and industries are run, remains far less intelligent, far less efficient, and far more constrained.
- It requires deep integration across hardware, software, AI, operations, manufacturing, and real estate.
Responsibilities
- Atoms is looking for a Robotics Controls Engineer to develop, tune, validate, and maintain the core control systems that enable autonomous vehicles to operate safely in complex on-road and highway environments.
- Design, implement, tune, and validate control algorithms for autonomous vehicle systems.
- Develop and maintain state estimation pipelines that fuse multiple sensor modalities and vehicle signals.
- Collaborate with perception, planning, systems, hardware, and operations teams to integrate controls into the broader autonomy stack.
- Atoms is building the machines that power the next era of progress.
- Atoms builds Physical AI- real-world robots for the industries that move civilization forward, starting with food, mining, and transport.
- Our systems are designed to understand, predict, and control the real world with precision, turning complex physical operations into something more reliable, more scalable, and more productive.
- We don't just build machines in a lab.
- We exist to uncover valuable unknown truths and turn them into progress, which means constantly pushing beyond what's known and building what doesn't yet exist.
- Atoms is a company driven by invention and continuous change - we are constantly reimagining our industries, building new products, and refining how we operate.
Requirements
- Required BS, MS, or PhD in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 3+ years of professional, non-internship software development, robotics, controls, or autonomy experience
- 3+ years or equivalent demonstrated scope for senior-level consideration.
- Experience with state estimation methods such as Kalman filters, EKF, UKF, sensor fusion, or related probabilistic estimation techniques.
- Strong understanding of vehicle dynamics, kinematics, path tracking, longitudinal control, steering control, and actuator limitations.
- Experience deploying localization, estimation, or controls algorithms on real-world robotic, vehicle, aerospace, or embedded systems.
- Ability to analyze system performance using logs, metrics, simulation, replay, and field-test data.
- Some schedule flexibility may be required during deployments.
- Schedule note: Some schedule flexibility may be required during deployments.
Nice to have
- Experience with Model Predictive Control, optimal control, or constrained control for real-world systems.
- Experience with signal processing, filter design, system identification, controls tuning, or actuator modeling.
- Familiarity with trajectory smoothing, path following, motion control, or vehicle control algorithms.
- Experience with automotive communication protocols such as CAN, CAN FD, Ethernet, or related vehicle interfaces.
- Experience with ROS or similar robotics middleware.
- Experience with production autonomy, automotive, aerospace, robotics, or other safety-critical real-time systems.
- Familiarity with robotics development infrastructure such as Linux, Git, CI/CD, simulation, log replay, test harnesses, or automated validation pipelines.
- Experience with tools or hardware such as NumPy, SciPy, Eigen, NVIDIA Jetson, GPS/RTK, IMUs, CAN interfaces, LiDAR, or radar.
Compensation
- The base salary range for this role is $182,000 - $230,000 per year.
Benefits
- Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package.
- You may also be eligible for equity awards and an annual performance-based bonus.
- Benefits Summary (USA Full-Time Exempt Employees):
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account / Health Savings Account Options
- Sick Time, Unlimited Flexible Time Off, and Paid Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- Pre-Tax Commuter Benefit Plan
- Benefits are subject to change at the company's discretion.
Company info
- Over the last decade, software has transformed the digital world. But the physical world, where food is made, minerals are mined, goods are moved, and industries are run, remains far less intelligent, far less efficient, and far more constrained. We're changing that.
- Atoms builds Physical AI- real-world robots for the industries that move civilization forward, starting with food, mining, and transport. Our systems are designed to understand, predict, and control the real world with precision, turning complex physical operations into something more reliable, more scalable, and more productive.
- This work requires more than robotics. It requires deep integration across hardware, software, AI, operations, manufacturing, and real estate. We don't just build machines in a lab. We deploy them into real environments, operate them, learn from them, and improve them until they work at scale.
- We are roboticists, engineers, operators, and builders.
- We believe the next great technology companies will not only transform information, but the physical systems that shape everyday life.
- If you want to work on hard problems with real-world impact, join us.
- We're changing that.
- This work requires more than robotics.
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