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We believe the hardest problems in AI are solved when researchers and engineers are hands-on with the physical world every day - and we're looking for people who are passionate about robotics, value ownership, and are excited to tackle difficult problems. Join us if you want to move beyond digital intelligence and put intelligence into motion.\nThe Role\nAt 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.\nWe're looking for a Controls Engineer to own the algorithms and software that make our robots move well - from low-level actuator loop design to full-body motion control and the simulation infrastructure that keeps us iterating fast.\nResponsibilities\nDesign, implement, and tune control algorithms - PID, state-space, model-based, and beyond - for joints, actuators, and whole-body robot motion.\n\nDevelop and maintain high-fidelity dynamic models of robot subsystems to support simulation, analysis, and controller design.\n\nAnalyze real-world robot data to assess controller performance, identify regressions, and drive targeted improvements.\n\nWork closely with firmware engineers to implement control algorithms under hard real-time constraints in C/C++ or Rust.\n\nCollaborate with mechanical and electrical engineers to characterize hardware, close the loop between physical design and software performance, and define actuation requirements.\n\nDefine and execute test plans that validate control system performance across the full operating envelope of the robot.\n\nQualifications\nM.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.\n\nDemonstrated experience (through work, research, or projects) designing and deploying control systems for real physical systems - 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