Senior Controls Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles

ISEE is seeking a full-time Senior Controls Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of relevant work experience and a blend of mechatronics/robotics/and controls experience.

Role responsibilities include:

* Building and using models to simulate and test control algorithms, evaluating and verifying all aspects of dynamic behavior at both component and system level

* Conceiving test scenarios and coordinating with other teams to conduct extensive software testing and field testing on autonomous vehicles

* Develop metrics and intuitive tools to evaluate vehicle dynamics controller performance

* Participate in architecture strategy & algorithm design reviews

* Conduct root-cause investigations, data processing and analysis of results from simulations and vehicle testing

Qualifications

* Advanced Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or similar technical discipline. (Masters and up preferred)

* Engineering background in feedback control theory: linear system analysis (time domain and frequency domain), stability analysis, frequency response, system identification, optimal control techniques

* HIL (Hardware-in-loop) testing and signal processing experience

* Strong experience with MATLAB/Simulink, Embedded C & Python programming

* Excellent communication skills

* Passionate about self-driving cars and robotics

Preferred

* Basic understanding, and intuition for physics of multi-body systems

* Experience with coordinating, interpreting, and improving control algorithm requirements

* Experience designing test framework to ensure control algorithm compliance with requirements

* Working in a formal development environment (i.e. ISO
26262)