# Sr. Embedded Controls Engineer – Scanning Systems at Aeva

- Company: Aeva
- What the company does: Backed by Lux.
- Company website: https://aeva.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Mountain View, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $140K to $190K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-11
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/aeva/406de9fa-2ec5-4aa4-a0d0-438ec3d92615
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/aeva-sr-embedded-controls-engineer-scanning-systems/

## About the role

The Scanning Systems team develops electro-mechanical & optical systems that enable our lidars to scan the world. The team is multidisciplinary and works on complex problems that require high precision and high reliability – pushing the limits of materials, controls, and manufacturing. We are looking for an engineer with expertise in controls along with strong embedded programming and electronics experience. You will be responsible for designing and implementing controllers for our actuators.

## What they're looking for

- 3+ years of experience developing controls for motion control applications
- Strong fundamentals in control design - PID, frequency domain, state space
- Experience implementing real-time, production-level firmware in C
- Ability to prototype controller designs and analyze data in Matlab and Python
- Working knowledge of motors, encoders, motor drivers, ADCs and microcontrollers
- Master’s level coursework in controls and embedded programming

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