Senior Controls Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles

Senior Controls Engineer

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
• High proficiency in Embedded C programming
• Strong experience with MATLAB/Simulink, & Python programming
• Excellent communication skills
• Passionate about self-driving cars and robotics
• Previous start up experience required

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)