Robotics Control Engineer

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Locations

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Experience Level

Entry

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Desired Skills

C/C++/C#

Linux/Unix

Python

MATLAB

Requirements

Bring hands-on experience in designing, implementing, documenting, and maintaining a real-time framework to robot controls systems
Gain cutting edge career experience as you build and monitor the performance of controls architecture and diagnose/resolve technical issues with the world's first human-like intelligence in a general-purpose robots
Your Skills & Qualifications
Qualifications:
MS or Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, robotics or related field or have equivalent industry experience
Practical experience with controls system development, modeling, and hands-on implementation
Expert capabilities in Classic Controls, Feedback/Feedforward controllers, Cascade control systems, and other forms of control
Experience working on complex software engineering problems as part of a team
Experience using fast control prototyping systems such as speedgoat, xPC, or any other type of real-time machine
Skills:
Having a very good understanding of dynamics of the physical systems (hardware to be controlled) such as hydraulics and electro-mechanical systems
Expert-level skills in Matlab/Simulink/Simulink Real Time
Competent skills in C/C++ and/or Python programming in Linux OS
Familiarity with ROS/ROS2
Traits:
Above all else, a consistently positive attitude and a willingness to do whatever it takes to create robust solutions to complex problems
Optimistic listening and conflict resolution capabilities
Demonstrated ability to influence others without authority
Eager to take on new challenges with tenacity and positivity
Patience, persistence, and attention to detail when resolving performance issues
You would rather work on robots than do pretty much anything else

Your New Role and Team

Our Controls Engineering team is looking to hire an experienced Robotics Control Engineer. Reporting to the Controls Engineering Lead, you’ll gain a comprehensive understanding of our existing control system and iterate to improve our testing cadence and performance.

The best candidates for this role have excellent quality programming skills and hands-on experience with developing real-time robotic systems. As a member of the Controls Team, you will have the opportunity to work with a wide variety of hardware and software systems, tackling unique challenges like deploying control strategies to run actuators. You’ll be responsible for writing, debugging, maintaining, and documenting code. Experience in AI is helpful, but not required for this role.

Our Success Criteria

Bring hands-on experience in designing, implementing, documenting, and maintaining a real-time framework to robot controls systems
Gain cutting edge career experience as you build and monitor the performance of controls architecture and diagnose/resolve technical issues with the world’s first human-like intelligence in a general-purpose robots

Your Skills & Qualifications

Qualifications:

MS or Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, robotics or related field or have equivalent industry experience
Practical experience with controls system development, modeling, and hands-on implementation
Expert capabilities in Classic Controls, Feedback/Feedforward controllers, Cascade control systems, and other forms of control
Experience working on complex software engineering problems as part of a team
Experience using fast control prototyping systems such as speedgoat, xPC, or any other type of real-time machine

Skills:

Having a very good understanding of dynamics of the physical systems (hardware to be controlled) such as hydraulics and electro-mechanical systems
Expert-level skills in Matlab/Simulink/Simulink Real Time
Competent skills in C/C++ and/or Python programming in Linux OS
Familiarity with ROS/ROS2

Traits:

Above all else, a consistently positive attitude and a willingness to do whatever it takes to create robust solutions to complex problems
Optimistic listening and conflict resolution capabilities
Demonstrated ability to influence others without authority
Eager to take on new challenges with tenacity and positivity
Patience, persistence, and attention to detail when resolving performance issues
You would rather work on robots than do pretty much anything else

Working at Sanctuary

Sanctuary is an equal opportunity employer; employment with Sanctuary is governed based on skills, competence, and qualifications and will not be influenced in any way by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.

Benefits

Full time employees enjoy medical/dental/vision, life insurance, wellness programs, stock options, paid time off (vacation, paid holidays, sick time, and parental leave), scheduling and worksite flexibility by role, and more.

About Sanctuary

Founded in 2018 by Geordie Rose, Suzanne Gildert, Olivia Norton, and Ajay Agrawal, Sanctuary is a Vancouver, Canada-based company. Sanctuary is on a mission to create the world’s first human-like intelligence in general-purpose robots that will help us work more safely, efficiently, and sustainably. And in the not-too-distant future, help us explore, settle, and prosper in outer space.

Members of the Sanctuary team founded D-Wave (a pioneer in the quantum computing industry), Kindred (first use of reinforcement learning in a production robot), and the Creative Destruction Lab (pioneered a revolutionary method for the commercialization of science for the betterment of humankind). The team has experience launching market-defining innovations rooted in previously unsolved and deep scientific problems.

Recruiting & Employment Agency Notice:

Recruitment and hiring is conducted internally by Sanctuary. We are not seeking or soliciting any new agency partnerships or agreements at this time. Any employment agency or professional recruiter (“Agency”) that provides an unsolicited resume(s) or otherwise presents a prospective job candidate through the Sanctuary career site or directly to any Sanctuary employee, irrevocably grants to Sanctuary the unrestricted right to engage, hire, or contract with that candidate at Sanctuary’s sole discretion without any compensation to the Agency. We appreciate your interest in working together, and should the need arise our Talent Acquisition team will contact any external firms directly.

51-200 employees

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Human-like intelligence general-purpose robotics

Company Overview

Sanctuary’s mission is to create the world’s first human-like intelligence in general-purpose robots that will help us work more safely, efficiently, and sustainably. The company is committed to augmenting human creativity and has experience launching market-defining innovations rooted previously unsolved and deep scientific problems. Sanctuary hopes in the not-too-distant future, robots will help us explore, and prosper in outer space.

Benefits

Medical, dental, & vision insurance
Wellness programs
Stock options
PTO
Schedule flexibility