Sr. Embedded Controls Engineer – Scanning Systems - Mountain View, CA, United States

Originally posted 11 August 2026 by the employer.

The Scanning Systems team develops electro-mechanical and optical systems that enable Aeva's lidars to scan the world.

About the role

This role involves designing and implementing controllers for actuators within the Scanning Systems team, which develops electro-mechanical and optical systems for LiDAR. You will work hands-on with the performance of controllers, actuators, and associated electronics.

What you'll do

• Develop, test, and analyze control architectures and improvements.
• Implement controller changes in C.
• Root-cause control performance issues with embedded, electrical, and mechanical engineers.
• Test and qualify changes by coordinating with reliability and test teams to identify appropriate test conditions.

What you'll need

• 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.

Skills: embedded controls engineer, motion control applications, real-time production-level firmware in C, actuators, motors, encoders, motor drivers, ADCs, microcontrollers, control design