Senior Controls Engineer
Carbon, Inc.Redwood City, California, United States
Posted December 4, 2025
132800 - 199200 USD year
Full Time
About the Company
Carbon enables creators everywhere to make what the world needs, right now, by bringing diverse fields of study together to solve intractable problems.
Job Description
Carbon is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to design and implement analysis tools, models, and simulations from scratch, combining algorithm development with experiments conducted in the lab. The role is cross-functional, with responsibilities including prototyping, designing, implementing, testing, analyzing, and troubleshooting control systems.
Requirements
- BS or MS in Controls, Mechanical, Mechatronics, or Electrical Engineering or related field
- At least 6 years of industry experience
- Multi-language programmer from prototyping (e.g., Python, MATLAB) to production (C++)
- Experience implementing closed loop control systems from prototype (Python) to production (C++)
- Experience in system identification and digital signal processing
- Experience implementing and automating diagnostics, system health checks, GUI tools, calibration, and performance scripts
- Experience with PostgreSQL, data processing pipelines, statistics a plus
- Experience in control systems related to electro-mechanical, optical, or complex material/chemical systems a plus
Benefits
- Comprehensive total rewards package
- Equity
- Benefits
- Time off programs
