Senior Controls Engineer (Robotics)

Location: Full-time, on-site at hirify.global HQ in Sunnyvale, California, United States. This position is not remote.

Base salary: $180,000–$210,000, depending on experience. Stock options are also offered.

Company

hirify.global is a security technology company developing autonomous security machines, AI-driven software, and managed security services.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain robot motion-planning algorithms for trajectory generation, collision avoidance, and path planning.
• Design, implement, and tune control algorithms for robotic and vehicle systems, including PID, Model Predictive Control, Linear Quadratic Regulator, and trajectory-tracking controllers.
• Implement and maintain state-estimation methods such as Kalman Filters and Extended Kalman Filters.
• Develop mid-level and low-level vehicle controls for steering, speed, and trajectory tracking, and support autonomous navigation behaviors.
• Integrate planning and control modules with perception, localization, and systems teams.
• Analyze logs and telemetry, develop testing and validation tools, and participate in robot integration, debugging, prototyping, and field testing.

Requirements

• Ph.D. or M.S. in Controls, Robotics, Optimization, Path Planning, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field; a B.S. with strong industry experience may be considered.
• 5+ years of full-time industry experience in robotics, autonomous systems, automotive, aerospace, or related engineering fields.
• Experience developing control systems for robotic or autonomous platforms, with a strong understanding of control theory, dynamic systems, and vehicle or robot dynamics.
• Experience implementing PID, Model Predictive Control, Linear Quadratic Regulator, and trajectory-tracking controllers.
• Experience with Kalman Filters or Extended Kalman Filters and robot motion planning, including trajectory generation, collision avoidance, and path planning.
• Programming experience in C++ and/or Python, and MATLAB/Simulink.
• Experience with communication protocols and data interfaces such as CAN and Ethernet, together with logging or instrumentation tools.
• Experience with version control systems such as Git and collaborative software-development workflows.
• Experience working with robot hardware, sensors, and embedded systems, plus the ability to work hands-on in robotics development and testing.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced startup environment with rapid prototyping and iterative development.
• Hands-on work with autonomous robots in real-world environments.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• 401(k) and paid time off.
• Stock options.