Staff Robot Controls Integration Engineer
Rhoda AI · Mountain View
CHECKED 17H AGO
Roboticsonsitestaff$225k–$280k
At a glance
Highlights
- Own the bridge where control algorithms meet real-world robot hardware.
- Build test benches that validate closed-loop behavior before deployment.
- Diagnose field issues to turn unexpected robot behavior into durable fixes.
What they offer
- Equity
Ideal candidate
A hands-on controls integrator with 8+ years bridging theory and hardware who thrives on debugging real robots in the field and making complex systems reliably perform.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or closely related engineering discipline
- 8+ years of experience in motor controls, real-time systems, protocols, sensors, HiL/SIL, or control theory
- Hands-on motor controls experience tuning PID, field-oriented control, torque control, or trajectory tracking on real hardware
- Understanding of real-time constraints, interrupt latency, real-time Linux, microcontroller programming, or RTOS
- Solid experience with CAN, CAN FD, or EtherCAT including protocol analysis, debugging, and timing verification
- Experience bringing up encoders, IMUs, and force/torque sensors including calibration, noise filtering, and delay analysis
- Experience designing HiL and SIL fault-injection tests probing stability margins and graceful degradation
- Strong control theory fundamentals including dynamics, Laplace transforms, Bode plots, poles and zeros
Lab profile
About Rhoda AI
Building generalist intelligent robots via full-stack hardware and foundation world models.
What they build
- Generalist intelligent robots
- Foundation world models for robot control
Known for
- Full-stack ownership from hardware to AI
- Generalist robots for complex real-world environments
- End-to-end system design and cutting-edge research
Key facts
- Raised over $450M