Staff Robotics Control Engineer, Santa Clara

Job Title: Staff Robotics control engineer
Position Type: Full-time
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Salary Range: $200000 - $250000 (USD)

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement state estimation, sensor fusion, planning, control algorithms that enable fast, dynamic and safe robot motion
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including embedded system, perception, hardware, AI
• Optimize control performance across multiple domains including stability, safety, precision, and energy efficiency
• Design and conduct experiments to validate control algorithms both in simulation and on hardware
• Analyze system performance data to identify failure modes and improvement opportunities
• Document technical approaches, implementation details, and experimental results

Qualifications:

• Master's or PhD in Robotics, Controls, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical field
• 4+ years of professional experience developing control systems for dynamic robots
• Strong expertise in control theory including nonlinear control, model predictive control, and optimal control
• Experience with state estimation techniques such as Kalman filters, particle filters, and factor graphs
• Proficiency in C++, Python, Rust for real-time robotics applications
• Strong understanding of robot kinematics, dynamics, and mathematical modeling
• Experience working with sensor integration including IMUs, encoders, force/torque sensors
• Proven track record of implementing and testing control algorithms on physical robotic systems
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex system interactions

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with highly dynamic control systems such as bipedal, quadruped, or humanoid robots
• Knowledge of reinforcement learning or other machine learning approaches for control
• Experience with whole-body control and contact dynamics for legged systems
• Experience with real-time computing and optimization
• Background in trajectory optimization and motion planning
• Familiarity with ROS, simulation environments (e.g., Drake, Isaac Sim, SAPIEN, MuJoCo, PyBullet)
• Track record of publications in top-tier robotics conferences/journals

About Us:
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Compensation: The pay offered to a successful candidate will be determined by various factors, including education, work experience, location, job responsibilities, certifications, and more. Additionally, IntelliPro provides a comprehensive benefits package, all subject to eligibility.