Robotics Controls Engineer

Join a team of passionate and creative engineers dedicated to building technologies that shape the future. One of Apple's R&D groups is seeking a Robotics Controls Engineer to develop, prototype, and validate complex, next-generation systems. In this role, you will build capabilities to assess the performance of system prototypes and sub-components, developing novel methods, instrumentation, and testing software across mechanisms, sensors, and electronics. We are looking for hands-on, creative individuals eager to push performance boundaries on cutting-edge hardware.

Description

In this role you will partner with robotics and control algorithm developers, mechanical engineers, and power electronics teams to prototype, test, and validate custom control systems for unique applications.

Minimum Qualifications

MS or PhD in Engineering plus 3+ years of relevant industry experience

Strong knowledge in classical/modern control theory, robotics, and digital signal processing

Deep domain expertise in sensor integration and characterization, with an emphasis on IMUs

Experience in hardware/software integration, bring-up, and physical system debugging

Proficient in C/C++ and Python or MATLAB

Experience with modern software development workflows, version control (e.g., Git), and genAI developer productivity tools (e.g., Claude)

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with rapid prototyping using off-the-shelf sensors and MCUs

Experience with embedded systems testing, analysis and bring-up

Strong background in experimental data analysis, system telemetry, and physical system introspection

Background in Field Oriented Control (FOC) for motor drives and actuators

Familiarity with hardware communication buses and protocols (e.g., CAN, Ethernet, UART, SPI, I2C, BiSS)