Senior Robotics Software Engineer, Controls

About the Company

Aurelius Systems is a VC backed defense tech startup building autonomous, edge deployed directed energy systems for counter-UAS. We build laser weapons to shoot down drones.

Responsibilities

• Architecture and tuning of the precision pointing and tracking control loops
• Closed loop tracking from sensor input through actuator command at hundreds of Hz
• State estimation across IMU, encoder, and vision based feedback
• System identification and modeling of the gimbal, mount, and actuator dynamics
• Actuator tuning, gain scheduling, and compensation for nonlinearities
• Resonance characterization, notch filtering, and structural compensation
• Development of simulation and hardware-in-the-loop test infrastructure
• Field characterization of the system against real targets at the range

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in robotics
• Strong knowledge of classical controls, state space, LQR, and MPC
• Proven experience managing the sim-to-real gap on actual hardware
• Proficiency in modern C++ for real time control implementation
• Proficiency in Python or MATLAB/Simulink for modeling and analysis
• Experience with state estimation (Kalman, EKF, UKF, complementary filters)
• Direct experience with motion control hardware (servo drives, brushless motors, encoders, IMUs)
• MS in Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or related field

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced MPC (nonlinear, robust, or real-time NMPC)
• Experience with gimbal or precision pointing systems
• Aerospace, defense, or directed energy background
• Vision-in-the-loop control experience
• High bandwidth sensor pipeline experience