Software Engineer - Controls

Applied Industrial Technologies
Tokyo
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 3+ yearsSkills: ["C++","MISRA","AUTOSAR","CasADi","OSQP","SCS","MPC","MPPI","Numerical optimization","Differential equations"]

Design and implement high-performance control modules for autonomous off-road vehicles, applying optimal-control methods (e.g., MPC/MPPI) and collaborating with customer engineers to tailor solutions. Focus on translating academic research into production-quality software that operates under strict timing, thermal, and power constraints in real-world environments.

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Applied Industrial Technologies
Applied Industrial Technologies
1 month ago

Software Engineer - Controls

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Job Summary

Design and implement high-performance control modules for autonomous off-road vehicles, applying optimal-control methods (e.g., MPC/MPPI) and collaborating with customer engineers to tailor solutions. Focus on translating academic research into production-quality software that operates under strict timing, thermal, and power constraints in real-world environments.
Location: Tokyo
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and implement controls modules that can be deployed on off-road vehicles for autonomous navigation.
  • •Characterize the dynamics of customers’ vehicles to create tailored controls solutions and to reduce the gap between simulation and real-world dynamics.
  • •Evaluate and utilize academic research to create optimal-control-based solutions using techniques like nonlinear MPC and MPPI control.
  • •Collaborate with customers’ engineers and manage customer relationships.
  • •Develop high-performance software that meets timing, thermal, and power constraints for production vehicles.

Key Requirements

  • •3+ years of experience building production software using modern software practices.
  • •Hands-on experience testing controls solutions on real, production-grade vehicles.
  • •Fluency in differential equations, numerical optimization, numerical analysis, and physics.
  • •Passion about tackling challenging control problems involving a wide array of vehicles in challenging off-road environments.
  • •Collaboration with customers’ engineers and management of customer relationships
Experience:3+ yearsAutonomyRoboticsOff-roadAutomotive
Skills:C++MISRAAUTOSARCasADiOSQPSCSMPCMPPINumerical optimizationDifferential equations
Tech Stack:C++MISRAAUTOSARCasADiOSQPSCSMPCMPPI

Company Brief

Applied Industrial Technologies
Builds software tools for autonomous vehicle development, including simulation, validation, and data infrastructure for automakers and robotics teams. Also supports defense applications with autonomy-focused testing and deployment platforms.
Industry: Developer Tools
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Headquarters: Mountain View, United States
Founded: 2017
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