Robotics Controls Engineer (Humanoid Arms)

Quick Facts

• Role: Robotics Controls Engineer (Humanoid Arms)
• Focus: Low-level real-time control and motion planning for multi-DOF humanoid robotic arms
• Work setup: Full-time, onsite in New York City; US relocation option
• Eligibility: US work authorization required; visa sponsorship not available

Description

Design, implement, and tune low-level controllers for multi-DOF robotic arms, including position, velocity, torque, and impedance/admittance control. Build real-time control loops and interfaces to motor drivers and actuators, and develop manipulation motion planning (collision-free planning, trajectory optimization, and retiming). Work across kinematics, dynamics, system identification, and hardware integration to achieve reliable real-robot performance.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and tune low-level controllers for multi-DOF robotic arms
• Build real-time control loops and integrate with motor drivers/actuators
• Develop manipulation motion planning including collision-free planning, trajectory optimization, and retiming
• Apply kinematics, Jacobians, rigid-body dynamics, system identification, and calibration
• Ensure controllers and planners work reliably on physical hardware, closing the simulation-to-reality gap

Requirements

• BS, MS, or PhD in Robotics, EE, ME, CS, Aerospace, or a related field
• 4+ years shipping robotics controls on real hardware, or equivalent research experience (MS + 2 years, or a relevant PhD)
• Hands-on controls experience on robotic arms, manipulators, cobots, or humanoids
• Strong classical control skills (PID, LQR, state-space); impedance/admittance or whole-body control is a plus; MPC is also a plus
• Experience with motion planning frameworks such as MoveIt, cuRobo, OMPL, or TrajOpt
• C++ and Python experience; comfortable with ROS or ROS 2
• US work authorization required; visa sponsorship not available

Benefits

• Full-time, onsite role in New York City
• Relocation within the US is an option