Senior Robotics Controls Engineer (US)

We are looking for a Robotics Controls Engineer with 3+ years of experience to design and tune the core control systems that enable 200+ ton autonomous haul trucks to operate safely in mining environments. You'll work on localization, path following, longitudinal and lateral control, and steering systems, solving uniquely challenging navigation and localization problems in remote, unstructured mining sites. This is a high-impact, engineering-first role at Atoms (formerly Pronto AI / CloudKitchens), where engineers drive decisions and ship real production systems. We have 100+ autonomous trucks in live operation today, and you'll be instrumental in scaling that further. Candidates with mining autonomy experience (e.g., Hexagon, Caterpillar, Komatsu) are especially valued, though strong autonomous vehicle backgrounds are also welcome.

What will you be doing?

• Design, implement, and tune control algorithms (MPC, PID) for autonomous haul trucks operating across varying payloads and terrain grades

• Develop state estimation and localization pipelines that fuse GPS/RTK, IMU, and other sensor modalities, including handling GPS dropouts in remote mining sites

• Analyze system performance through field testing on real trucks and log replay, debugging control issues and identifying root causes

• Collaborate with perception, planning, and hardware teams to integrate control systems into production autonomous vehicles

• Travel periodically (up to 15%) to customer mining sites for deployment, testing, and tuning