Senior Embedded Systems & Controls Engineer

Senior Embedded Systems & Controls Engineer (Robotics Automotive & Industrial Automation)

Location: Irvine CA Level: Band 6 (Senior / Staff)

Schedule: 9:00 AM 4:30 PM Monday Friday

The Role: Build the Brain Not Just the Muscles

We are seeking a Senior Embedded Systems & Controls Software Engineer with strong systems intuition and a passion for building robust safety-critical control software. While this role is within the aerospace sector we are looking for the builder mentality found in Robotics Autonomous Vehicles and Industrial Automation.

This is not a fast inner-loop motor-control role. Instead you will own the supervisory control layers that coordinate actuators motor drives power sequencing and vehicle-level systems. You will architect and implement the state machines diagnostics and communication interfaces that ensure safe deterministic operation across complex systems

Key Responsibilities

• System Control Architecture: Design and own system-level control architecture spanning actuator control power sequencing and operational state management.
• Logic & State Management: Develop supervisory logic state machines and mode managementincluding safe power-up/down fault response and degraded operating modes.
• Embedded Software Development: Develop and maintain software in C/C on real-time safety-oriented MCUs such as TI C2000 or NXP.
• Interface & Communication: Define and implement system interfaces and author Interface Control Documents (ICDs) for protocols like CAN ARINC 825 and SPI.
• Model-Based Design: Use MATLAB/Simulink to develop and validate system-level control logic and coordination strategies.
• Integration & Test: Lead system-level integration across motor control BMS and sensors supporting hardware bring-up and HIL testing.
• Safety & Compliance: Support the development of safety-critical software by following disciplined processes aligned with standards like DO-178C or equivalent safety frameworks.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science or a related field.
• Experience: Minimum of 8 years of experience developing embedded control software for complex real-time systems.
• Technical Skills: Strong proficiency in embedded C/C and real-time software architecture.
• Logic Design: Proven experience designing system-level control logic state machines and sequencing.
• Protocols: Hands-on experience with communication protocols such as CAN SPI Ethernet or ARINC.
• Validation Tools: Experience with model-based design tools (MATLAB/Simulink) and SIL/HIL testing.

Why This Role

• Elite Talent: Work alongside top engineering talent and innovators from across the aerospace and tech sectors.
• Sustainable Culture: Maintain a rare 9:00 AM 4:30 PM schedule while moving faster than industry standards.
• Ownership: Take deep technical ownership of how complex control systems behave as a whole.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Competitive compensation equity participation and full health/vision/dental/401K benefits.

Ready to see your code take flight Apply today.