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This is not a tuning role on a known plant: you will define the control strategy for an actuator whose physics do not map cleanly to a standard motor-control playbook.What You'll DoFirmware: Write and own the full embedded stack — state machine, multi-phase commutation, and fault handling on an ARM Cortex-M or similar MCU.Plant Characterization: Design and run frequency sweep experiments on live hardware; extract Bode plots, transfer functions, and the limits of existing modeling assumptions.Control Architecture: Develop the control approach required by the actuator — whether by adapting advanced controls methods or inventing new ones; validate in simulation, then implement and tune on hardware.Host Interface: Implement controls protocol; mirror the same command set a BLDC motor controller accepts where useful, without forcing the actuator into the wrong abstraction.System Integration: Own full system integration through Alpha and 1M-cycle endurance soak.QualificationsEducation: BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.Experience: 3+ years in embedded controls, including at least one real system taken from open-loop characterization to stable closed-loop operation on hardware.Core technical skills:Embedded C/C++ on ARM Cortex-M — state machines, interrupts, real-time constraintsControl systems: frequency-domain plant ID, transfer function analysis, and strong command of classical and modern control methodsMotor control background (BLDC/PMSM, FOC) — strong plus, especially if you know where the standard framework breaksComfort building controls for electromechanical systems that do not come with an accepted architecture, mature model, or datasheetWhat we value:First-principles fluency — form a deep physical model of a new system and turn it into a practical control architectureOriginality and technical courage — able to reject the default approach when the plant demands something differentA builder mindset: bench time, fast failure analysis, iterating toward a real product","company":"Atomos Systems","rawCompany":"atomos systems","city":"Boulder","state":"CO","isRemote":false,"isActive":true,"createdAt":"2026-06-26T00:39:31.897Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2199.05","title":"Mechatronics Engineers","slug":"mechatronics-engineers"},{"code":"17-2199.00","title":"Engineers, All Other","slug":"engineers-all-other"},{"code":"17-2199.08","title":"Robotics Engineers","slug":"robotics-engineers"}],"industries":[{"code":"335314","title":"Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing","slug":"relay-and-industrial-control-manufacturing"},{"code":"541330","title":"Engineering Services","slug":"engineering-services"},{"code":"334513","title":"Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables","slug":"instruments-and-related-products-manufacturing-for-measuring-displaying-and-controlling-industrial-process-variables"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Embedded Controls Engineer","description":"Embedded Controls EngineerWe're looking for a hands-on Embedded Controls Engineer to own firmware, plant identification, and closed-loop control for a novel actuator platform targeting humanoid robotics joints. 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