Sr. Embedded Controls Engineer – Scanning Systems
AevaMountain View, CA
At a glance
- Location
- Mountain View, CA
- Workplace
- On-site
- Pay
- $140K – $190K
- Employment type
- Not stated
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Education
- Master (required)
- Job family
- Engineering
- Seniority
- Senior
- Posted by employer
- 11 August 2026
- Last verified open
- 23 October 2026
- Region and country
- CA, US
- Listed via
- Lever
What the employer wrote
What you'll be doing • Developing, testing and analyzing control architectures and improvements.
• Implementing controller changes in C.
• Root-causing control performance issues with embedded, electrical and mechanical engineers.
• Testing and qualifying changes by coordinating with the reliability and test team to identify the appropriate test conditions, collect relevant data and present the results for approval.
What you have: • 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.
• Self-driven with ability to take complete ownership of projects
• Strong communication skills to work cross functionally
• Ability to juggle multiple projects
• Enjoy a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Practical experience controlling motors (Brushed DC, BLDC, VCM, MEMS).
• Hands-on experience in developing and debugging motion control electronics (motor drivers, ADCs, encoders).
Where this record came from
Read from Aeva's own Lever job board on , and last confirmed still open on . The employer published it on 11 August 2026. Jobsearch.ing did not write, edit or rank this posting, and does not vet the employer. View the original posting.
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