Top Controls Engineer Jobs in San Francisco Bay Area, CA

The role involves designing and tuning control systems for robotics, integrating hardware, developing control algorithms, and collaborating with engineers to enhance robot motion and responsiveness.

Lead development and validation of dynamic models, controls algorithms, and high-fidelity six-degree-of-freedom simulations. Analyze flight-test and fleet data to improve model fidelity, evaluate vehicle designs, recommend controls and system improvements, and build reusable analysis tools to inform engineering and operational decisions.

Design, program, and commission controls for automated storage, retrieval, and material handling systems. Develop Structured Text PLC code, integrate OPC-UA communication, tune servo drives/VFDs, support electrical builds and system safety, and lead supplier testing and on-site installations to improve reliability and performance.

Design and implement algorithms for orbit controls including orbit determination, station-keeping, maneuver execution, and analysis to ensure spacecraft efficiency and safety.

Lead instrumentation and controls (I&C) engineering for water and wastewater projects: design PLC/HMI/SCADA systems, develop P&IDs and network/control panel layouts, prepare specifications, support procurement, construction, commissioning, and multidisciplinary coordination. Serve as project I&C lead or senior team member and mentor junior staff.

Engineer a virtualized PLC platform: port and validate control applications to software runtimes while preserving determinism and safety; build test harnesses to prove virtual controls against hardware behavior; define reference architecture for networking, redundancy, and failover; document control narratives for engineers and operators.

Design, program, and configure BMS controls for mechanical and electrical plant. Build sequences, point lists, and graphics; integrate chillers, CDUs, power monitoring, and third-party equipment over BACnet/Modbus. Commission systems, diagnose failures, and version and document logic for maintainability.

Design, deploy, and standardize SCADA architecture for power, cooling, and mechanical systems across large data center sites. Integrate field device telemetry and protocols into a unified platform, build tag databases, HMI screens, and alarm logic, validate signals during commissioning, and produce clear configuration and point documentation for repeatable deployments.

Design and engineer robot controls for data-center robotics: motion, safety, and facility integration. Own control-stack integration (fleet management, dispatch, telemetry), design safety architecture, commission and debug systems on-site, and meet availability targets.

The Robotics Controls Engineer will develop advanced motion control systems for robotics, integrating software and hardware across multiple disciplines while implementing effective control algorithms and ensuring safety and efficiency.

The Planning & Controls Engineer will develop and deploy planning and control systems for robotics in outdoor environments, working on trajectory generation and real-time control techniques.

As a Controls Engineer, you will develop embedded software for robotic systems, integrate hardware and software, and ensure compliance and performance throughout the product lifecycle.

Intern on the Flight Controls team designing, implementing, testing, and releasing flight control algorithms; building tools and tests; analyzing flight and simulation data; designing onboard integrity checks; and presenting results to engineering teams. Work is in-person and contributions may be flown on production aircraft.

The Robotics Engineer will design and tune control systems, integrate hardware and software, and work with a team to enhance robot behaviors, emphasizing hands-on experience with robotics and embedded systems.

Design, implement, and tune low-level and optimal controllers (PID, LQR, MPC) for real robots; build estimators, sensor-fusion, localization (SLAM/UKF) and path-planning; deploy and optimize real-time control code across a fleet; define fleet metrics and auto-tuning; collaborate with research, hardware, and deployment teams to diagnose and fix field failures.

Design and implement algorithms and software for orbit determination and maneuver execution, focusing on automated station-keeping and disposal.

Lead automation projects across design, engineering, implementation, commissioning and lifecycle support. Serve as technical authority for control systems (DCS), provide cybersecurity and operational support, collaborate with sites and vendors, ensure safety and regulatory compliance, and travel for commissioning as needed.

Design, implement, tune, and validate real-time trajectory generation and control systems for autonomous trucks. Develop vehicle dynamics models, state estimation and sensor fusion, perform SIL/HIL testing and on-vehicle experiments, debug using logs/telemetry, integrate ML path outputs, and maintain controls codebase in Rust with safety and real-time performance focus.

The Robotics Controls Engineer will design and maintain control systems for autonomous haul trucks, focusing on localization, path following, and control algorithms, while collaborating with cross-functional teams and debugging issues.

Join Reflex Robotics as a Controls Engineer to develop motion control for robots, focusing on real-world hardware and system integration. Strong coding skills in C++ and Python are essential.

As a Controls Engineer II, you will design and commission electrical controls, oversee field installations, and ensure quality and safety compliance while effectively communicating with project stakeholders and customers.

The Applications Engineer installs and integrates AI vision systems on production lines, troubleshoots issues, and provides customer support in manufacturing environments.

The Controls Engineer will support the deployment of Battery Energy Storage Systems, collaborating with teams on design, implementation, and maintenance, while troubleshooting control systems and overseeing project documentation.

Design, program, and deploy PLC/HMI/SCADA control systems for automated material handling. Configure industrial networks, integrate field devices, lead FAT/SAT commissioning, troubleshoot live production, support upgrades/retrofits, and collaborate with mechanical, software, and operations teams.

As a Power Electronics Controls Engineer, you will design and develop power converters for energy storage systems, ensuring high efficiency and manufacturability. You'll work on prototype development, control models, and collaborate on circuit layouts while mentoring team members.