Control Engineer

You bring the exoskeleton to life by translating code into movement and ensuring every motor performs exactly as it should.

As a Control Engineer, you are the one who makes the exoskeleton actually move. While high-level software decides which movements should be taken, you are the one who makes sure they are actually executed. You are responsible for the heartbeat of the machine. Turning a static frame into a walking robot by ensuring the motors exert the right torque at the right time. You thrive on the challenge of taking a theoretical plan and making it work in the real world on physical hardware.

What you will do as Control Engineer

As a Control Engineer, you bring the exoskeleton to life by translating high-level decisions into physical action. While the "brain" or high-level software decides which movement should be taken, you are responsible for making sure that intent is actually executed by the hardware. To achieve this, you design and implement the control systems that act as the bridge between code and carbon fiber. You ensure the motors exert the right torque at the right time, turning a static frame into a responsive, walking robot. You thrive on the challenge of taking a theoretical plan and building the feedback loops necessary to make it work in the real world on physical hardware.

In this role, you will conduct research to improve existing control methods and identify new strategies, ranging from PID-controllers to more advanced logic like MPC or LQR, to make the joints move with perfect precision. Because your work sits at the intersection of software and hardware, you are a key collaborator within the team, constantly aligning with other departments to ensure that mechanical constraints and electrical requirements are integrated into your code. You will spend a significant amount of time programming in C++ and Python, but your work truly comes to life during practical testing.

You will use dedicated test-setups to validate your control systems, ensuring they are safe and robust before they ever touch the real exoskeleton. Once the system is ready, you play a vital role during pilot training sessions, where you monitor performance and tune the controllers "on the fly" based on the pilot’s feedback. Since control engineering can be complex, you will be supported by a network of experienced companies and experts who are eager to help you refine your systems and make your year a success.

You recognize yourself in

• You are interested in control systems and have a basic knowledge in them.

• You have an affinity for programming and may have some experience with either Python or C++.

• You enjoy working together in a team and have the communication skills to exchange technical knowledge effectively.

• You excel at combining technical knowledge from different areas to track down the root cause of a problem and draft a creative solution.

• You have a go-getter mentality and are not afraid of challenges.

• You are enthusiastic to fill up any knowledge gaps you may have.

You want to become (even) better at 

• Developing your skills in C++, Python, and embedded systems.

• Putting your theoretical knowledge about control systems into practice.

• Implementing controllers on a physical system.

• Working together in a big multi-disciplinary team.

• Working with deadlines and other responsibilities.

• Working independently within a team, setting your own deadlines while taking into account many others.

You get in return

• Technical and personal skills.

• Experience in working together in a large multi-disciplinary team.

• Contacts at big and well known (Control) companies.

• The space to make mistakes and learn from them.

• A year full of unforgettable memories and new friends.