Controls & Systems-Design Consultant

• Define control-system requirements and constraints for the DNA Origami actuator–sensor system, including sensor bandwidth, noise floor, latency, actuator drive-signal range, and end-to-end observability.
• Review field-effect position-sensor and electrostatic drive-stack designs through a controls lens to flag choices that hinder stabilization, identification, or estimation.
• Specify data logging requirements for early experiments to support system identification and ML modeling.
• Sketch closed-loop control architecture and simulation/estimation plan for handoff to incoming full-time Controls engineer.

This role directly enables the development of a DNA-origami electrostatic actuator, advancing molecular-scale control systems that could revolutionize fields like nanomedicine, materials science, and biotechnology, steering science toward an abundant future.

• PhD or MS (or equivalent industry depth) in controls, robotics, electrical engineering, or related field with hands-on closed-loop control-system design.
• Track record translating plant and sensor characteristics into design constraints, ideally for noisy, nanoscale, or precision-instrumentation systems.
• Strength in system identification and estimation (Kalman filters/observers) and specifying data capture for later modeling.
• Comfort advising a physics and wet-lab team fractionally with occasional on-site collaboration.

Competitive contract rate commensurate with experience and scope. Remote-friendly with occasional on-site collaboration in Emeryville, CA. Opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology at a high-velocity, mission-driven foundation.