# Controls Engineer at Mind Robotics

- Company: Mind Robotics
- What the company does: Mind Robotics builds intelligent, broadly capable robots for industrial deployment in high-impact environments. Backed by Accel, Kleiner Perkins and a16z.
- Company website: https://www.mindrobotics.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Palo Alto
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-06-15
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/mindrobotics/59ee456b-926a-48f9-968e-70b065f120ef
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/mind-robotics-controls-engineer/

## About the role

At Mind Robotics, we're building generalized physical AI — robotic systems capable of dexterous, adaptive, and reasoning-intensive work in real-world industrial environments. Controls is where intelligence becomes motion: the layer that translates high-level commands into precise, safe, and coordinated physical behavior across every joint and actuator on the robot.

## What they're looking for

- M.S. or Ph.D. in controls, robotics, or a related field, or equivalent hands-on experience building and deploying control systems for real physical hardware
- Demonstrated experience (through work, research, or projects) designing and deploying control systems for real physical systems — robots, actuators, drones, or similar
- Strong foundation in control theory: classical (PID, lead-lag), modern (state-space, LQR/MPC), and familiarity with nonlinear systems
- Experience building dynamic models and using simulation tools (MATLAB/Simulink, Python, Julia, or equivalent) to inform and validate controller design
- Hands-on experience tuning controllers on real hardware and debugging unexpected behavior with real data
- Proficiency in C/C++ or Rust for real-time control implementation

Tags: Software Engineering