Controls Engineer

Staff Controls Engineer – Print Department

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At Carbon, our mission goes beyond 3D printing. We are enabling creators everywhere to make what the world needs, right now. Our company is built on the idea that diverse fields of study must come together to solve intractable problems. We have grand ambitions to create technology that will influence industry around the world. You will be joining a diverse team with a vibrant culture, where team success is as important as celebrating individual contributions.

Help us change the world and we will help you change yours.

Carbon is looking for a print algorithm and controls engineer in our Print Department located in Redwood City, CA. The ideal candidate shall design and implement analysis tools, models, and simulations from scratch. The designs typically include printer, subsystem, or controller related optimizations (feedback or feed forward) and physical or chemical process modeling. This position is cross‑functional and combines algorithm development motivated and supported by experiments conducted in the lab.

Engineering development includes prototyping, designing, implementing, testing, analyzing, and troubleshooting control systems.

This role is onsite 5 days a week in our Bay Area, CA headquarters. This role is not eligible for current Visa sponsorship.

• Have the ability to demonstrate subsystem prototype viability and guide system designs from conception to production level functionality.
• Interface with hardware engineers to provide design recommendations for actuator, sensor, and electrical (ADC/DAC) designs.
• Identify subsystem anomalies during integration phase and provide design recommendations.
• Design and implement novel data structures and control/optimization algorithms in a distributed compute setting through Carbon's code review process.
• Interface with the support team to diagnose and solve print and process issues in the field.

• 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 Postgre
  
  SQL, data processing pipelines, statistics a plus.
• Experience in control systems related to electro‑mechanical, optical, or complex material/chemical systems a plus.

You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. Here at Carbon, we know that diverse perspectives foster the innovation we need to be successful, and we are committed to building a team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.

The compensation bracket for this position is $176,000 - $264,000 per year. In order to maintain equitable internal pay practices, we aim to hire new employees near the midpoint of $220,000, taking into account your experience, work location, certifications, and the unique skills you bring to the role.

PLEASE NOTE:

we are open to hiring someone at either the Senior or Staff level for this role, depending on the person's background, years' of experience and ability to perform the role. The level and commensurate pay range for that level will be determined and communicated during the interview process. Your actual salary will be based on your experience, work location, certifications and the unique skills you bring to the role.

If you are not based in our Redwood City office, the range above will be adjusted for the geographical differential associated with your actual work location.

Carbon also offers to our eligible employees a comprehensive total rewards package that includes equity, benefits, and time off programs.

For more information on how we modify your pay based on your location, please refer to our geographic differentials chart. For details on our total rewards package, visit

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