Most Loved Workplace® Certified JobRobotics Controls Engineer
Most Loved Workplace® Certified JobAbout the Role
At Miso Robotics, a Most Loved Workplace® certified employer in the Robotics space, AI-powered kitchen robots elevating human potential in commercial kitchens.
Miso Robotics is building kitchen robots that operate in the real world, every day, at scale. As a Robotics Controls Engineer, you will design, develop, and improve the motion control systems behind Miso Robotics’ Flippy robotic arm while helping build the next generation of automated cooking robots. You’ll work on precise and reliable robot motion, including trajectory planning, control algorithms, sensor feedback, simulation, and real-world performance. Your code will move a 6-DOF robot that's cooking food for real customers. You’ll take ideas from simulation and prototyping through testing, debugging, and deployment on real hardware, working closely with mechanical, electrical, perception, and software engineers to turn robotics R&D into robust, production-ready systems. This role is a strong fit for an early-career engineer who wants to work hands-on with robots and grow quickly across controls, motion planning, system integration, and deployment. We’re looking for someone with a strong engineering foundation, a startup mindset, and a drive to push the capabilities of robotic automation. You’ll work onsite in Miso’s Pasadena Robotics lab.
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Requirements
- BS Robotics Engineer / Control Systems (or similar)
- 2+ years of hands-on experience developing robotics or motion-control systems, including work with robotic arms or other multi-axis mechanisms.
- Strong understanding of robot kinematics, including forward/inverse kinematics, coordinate frames, Jacobians, and workspace analysis.
- Use of AI coding tools such as Copilot, Cursor, and Claude
- Developing motion-control algorithms, including trajectory generation, PID/control loops, velocity and acceleration control, and motion profiling.
- Strong C++ and/or Python programming skills for developing and debugging robotic control software.
- Experience with ROS/ROS 2 or comparable robotics middleware, including integration of sensors, actuators, controllers, and higher-level robotic behaviors.
- Experience working with robotic hardware, including servo motors, motor controllers, encoders, force/torque sensors, and other feedback systems.
- Understanding of real-time robotic systems, including control-loop timing, latency, synchronization, communication protocols, and deterministic behavior.
- Integrating perception and sensor feedback into robot motion, such as using cameras, force sensors, or other sensors for closed-loop control.
- Strong debugging and system-integration skills, with the ability to diagnose problems across mechanical, electrical, firmware, and software components and validate solutions on physical robots.
Benefits
- Compensation: $100,000–$125,000 per year + Benefits
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We are making great strides to be the leader for rapid development of reliable, industry-changing products that drive the adoption of robotics and AI in commercial kitchen to make human lives better. We built the best version of our signature product that Miso has ever seen, and now we're deploying it across the US and scaling our business to get to that next level.
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