Controls Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design and tune control systems for actuated subsystems including motion control, feedback, and dynamic response
• Integrate actuators, sensors, encoders, and embedded electronics into reliable mechatronic assemblies
• Develop control algorithms in C++ and/or Python from simulation through deployment on hardware
• Build and maintain URDF models and simulation environments aligned with the physical platform
• Diagnose real-world control issues such as instability, backlash, latency, drift, and sensor noise
• Collaborate with animators, mechanical and electrical engineers on actuator selection and motion fine-tuning
• Develop motion primitives and expressive behaviors that shape how the robot moves
• Maintain documentation of control architecture and tuning decisions

Requirements

• Masters/PhD or equivalent experience in robotics, mechatronics, electrical engineering, or mechanical engineering
• Hands-on experience tuning control systems on real robotic hardware
• Fluency in C++ and/or Python for robotics or embedded control work
• Experience with ROS or ROS2 and real-time robotics software stacks
• Proficiency with CAD tools such as SolidWorks or Onshape
• Experience with actuators, motor drivers, encoders, and IMUs
• Strong hardware debugging skills using oscilloscopes and signal tracing
• Experience building URDF models and working with simulators like Gazebo, MuJoCo, or Isaac Sim
• Experience with impedance control, torque control, or whole-body control
• Experience with sensor fusion, state estimation, or Kalman filtering
• Embedded programming experience on microcontrollers or DSPs

About the Company

Human Computer Lab is a robotics startup and research lab building expressive robots that feel alive and responsive. Our first robot, LeLamp, explores a new category of consumer robotics where everyday objects become interactive and help us reshape our attachment to technology.