Controls Engineer

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or related discipline
• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in controls engineering, embedded systems, mechatronics, or a related field
• Strong fundamentals in electrical and mechanical engineering applied to robotics and motion systems
• Hands‑on experience with motion control systems, feedback loops, servo drives, motors, and associated hardware
• Proficiency in embedded software development and familiarity with industrial controller environments
• Familiarity with communications protocols commonly used in mechatronics and robotic systems (EtherCAT, CAN bus, etc.)
• Capability to debug system‑level issues spanning hardware, firmware, and control logic
• Ability to read electrical schematics and mechanical drawings and engage with electrical and mechanical subsystem teams in depth
• (Desirable) Experience with functional safety, and safety‑critical systems
• (Desirable) Prior work on autonomous mobile robots, warehouse automation, or large‑scale robotic deployments
• (Desirable) Familiarity with over‑the‑air software update systems, remote diagnostics, field‑deployed robotic systems, and firmware in deployed hardware
• (Desirable) Experience with commissioning, manufacturing bring‑up, system testing, production scaling, or test‑fixture development
• (Desirable) Knowledge of motion‑related software stacks, distributed real‑time systems, and industrial system architecture
• (Desirable) Familiarity with robotic kinematics, and control algorithms used in mobile or manipulator robotics

• You will join as a Controls Engineer within Dexterity’s Product Engineering Team, contributing to the development of embedded systems that power our robotic platforms
• This role sits at the intersection of hardware, software, firmware, motion control, and system‑level integration
• You will collaborate closely with electrical, mechanical and software engineers to help bring robots from prototype to production and support the architecture for motion, safety, and communications
• The ideal candidate brings strong mechatronics fundamentals, hands‑on controls experience, and a system‑level understanding of embedded hardware and software integration in the context of robotics
• Develop and maintain embedded software and firmware solutions for rover control systems, motion controllers, and safety subsystems
• Design, implement, and tune motion‑control systems and associated hardware and software interfaces in our mobile robotic platforms
• Debug complex electromechanical systems, analyze hardware‑software interaction, power systems, communications, and perform system diagnostics
• Bridge hardware and software teams, supporting embedded software, industrial controller logic, and ensure smooth integration between hardware and software
• Define and execute commissioning processes: factory bring‑up of embedded systems, field deployment procedures, and over‑the‑air update architectures
• Support product development lifecycle from early prototypes through production and scaling, with attention to reliability, performance, safety, and regulatory compliance
• Document system architectures, control algorithms, communications protocols, and troubleshooting results, collaborating across disciplines to ensure clarity and alignment