Robotics Control Engineer - Whole Body Control
Develop high-performance whole-body and motion controllers for dexterous manipulators and humanoid robots. The role requires strong robotics fundamentals, hands-on experience with physical robots, and proficiency in C++ or Python and real-time control systems.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Implement joint-space and Cartesian impedance and torque control for 7+ DoF robotic arms.
- Build whole-body control for redundant humanoids with mobile bases, arms, and actuated torsos.
- Design optimization-based controllers, including QP formulations, inverse dynamics, task/null-space control, and redundancy resolution.
- Develop collision-aware motion and control, including self-collision avoidance and environmental constraints.
- Implement and integrate real-time control software on physical robots from simulation through hardware deployment.
- Tune and validate controller performance across manipulation and locomotion tasks.
- Collaborate with data collection operators and hardware teams to diagnose and resolve control-related failures during teleoperation and autonomous runs.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or master's degree, or equivalent experience, in robotics, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or a related field.
- Strong fundamentals in robot dynamics, kinematics, and feedback control.
- Hands-on experience implementing controllers on real robotic systems.
- Strong C++ and/or Python skills.
- Comfort working with real-time robotics systems.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with whole-body control, operational-space control, model predictive control, or optimization-based control.
- Background in humanoid robotics, manipulation, legged robotics, or advanced industrial robot control.
- Experience with real-time embedded control software and physical-hardware deployment.
- Comfort working in 0-to-1 environments.
- Passion for robotics and mission-driven work.
Skills
C++, Python, Robot Dynamics, Robot Kinematics, Feedback Control, Whole-Body Control, Operational-Space Control, Model Predictive Control, Quadratic Programming, Inverse Dynamics, Real-Time Systems, Embedded Control, Collision Avoidance, Teleoperation, Robotic Manipulation
Similar jobs
Embedded Engineering jobs
Shield AI
Melbourne, Australia
Design, implement, simulate, and integrate autonomous behaviors for uncrewed aircraft using C++, robotics, perception, sensor fusion, and planning. The role requires substantial professional experience and a relevant tertiary qualification, with opportunities to lead and mentor junior engineers.
OpenAI
San Francisco, CA
Design and implement real-time control infrastructure for intelligent, reliable robots, spanning actuators, hardware interfaces, state estimation, and whole-robot behavior. The role requires strong robotics and control fundamentals, hands-on hardware experience, and production-quality C++ or Rust development.
Fab2
Austin, TXOwn end-to-end software integration for semiconductor manufacturing equipment, spanning firmware, control software, electronics, actuators, testing, and production handoff. Requires 3+ years developing software for physical systems, proficiency in C, Rust, and Python, and strong hardware debugging skills.
Zoox
Foster City, CA
Develops operating-system platforms, device drivers, and infrastructure for autonomous-vehicle robotics systems. The role requires 4+ years of production software experience, strong Linux internals expertise, and proficiency in C/C++ plus scripting languages.
Motive
United StatesResearches and expands vehicle telematics coverage by analyzing automotive network traffic, OEM documentation, and field logs. The role requires hands-on vehicle interfacing, reverse engineering, programming, physical debugging tools, and automotive communication standards expertise.