ALSO
Sr Staff Vehicle Controls Engineer
Palo Alto · Staff+
Sponsorship not specified$10k-$50kDetected 134 days ago
MATLABAlgorithmsGitJenkinsEmbedded SystemsRoboticsMechanical DesignSensorsControlsSimulinkLeadershipCommunicationMentoring
About the role
- You will take ownership of the full software development life cycle from concept and modeling through validation and release.
- This role requires strong technical leadership across control architecture, estimation, and algorithm development, helping shape next-generation vehicle control systems in a fast-paced and collaborative environment.
Responsibilities
- Define and lead architecture and development of vehicle control systems including motion management, stability control, and related vehicle control functions.
- Own system-level control strategy and interface definition across controls, firmware, electrical, and vehicle domains.
- Develop and guide control algorithms and state estimators for vehicle control applications.
- Build and maintain high-fidelity simulation models to validate estimators, observers, and control solutions.
- Identify technical risks early and drive mitigation strategies across programs.
- Drive system-level integration and issue resolution across software, firmware, and vehicle domains.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship across the controls team, reviewing architecture and algorithm design.
- Drive continuous improvement of controls development workflows, tools, and automation.
- We're a passionate team of builders, dreamers, doers and innovators, focused on creating entirely new (not to mention, innovative and delightful) vertically integrated, small EVs designed to meet the global mobility challenges of today and tomorrow.
- ALSO is looking for a Senior Staff Vehicle Controls Engineer to lead the design and development of world-class vehicle control systems.
Requirements
- Proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink, including model-based design, Stateflow, and development of automation scripts.
- Expertise in control theory and modern control methods, including MPC and LQR, with a deep background in system modeling, system identification, and state estimation techniques for dynamic systems.
- Familiarity with embedded automotive software workflows and real-time control implementation.
Nice to have
- Experience with advanced control approaches such as adaptive or robust control applied to nonlinear systems.
- Real-time embedded systems and/or sensor fusion background.
- Experience with automotive communication networks (e.g., CAN, etherCAT) and tools such as Vector CANalyzer or CANape.
- Familiarity with version-control and CI tools (e.g., Git, Jenkins).
- Experience applying system identification or estimation techniques in production control systems.
- Once fully ramped and in alignment with their manager, employees may have the opportunity for limited flexibility, including the potential to work remotely one day per week, based on business and team needs.
Compensation
- The salary for this position ranges from $260,000 to $285,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications.
Benefits
- Robust health coverage - excellent health, dental, and vision insurance covered up to 100% by ALSO, with FSA & HSA options
- One Medical membership and dedicated insurance advocates
- Rich fertility and family-building benefits with Progyny
- Flexible time off
Company info
- We're ALSO, an electric mobility company originally conceived as a part of Rivian.
- Our mission is to inspire everyone to ride ALSO-replacing many local car, truck and SUV miles with ones on vehicles that are more affordable, more enjoyable and 10-50x more efficient.
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