Senior Engineer - Control, Optimization & Safety Systems

Arm is extending its “Arm everywhere” vision into robotics and embodied AI, where intelligence must operate under real-world constraints of latency, power, and safety. We are building a new robotics research lab in Austin focused on the science of integration—understanding how different paradigms (learning, control, planning) work together in real robotic systems, and how they map onto heterogeneous compute.

About the role

This role focuses on control, optimization, and safety as the foundation of deployable embodied AI. You will develop real-time control and safety-critical systems, and integrate them with learning-based components in hierarchical architectures. A key focus is ensuring that behavior can be bounded, verified, and enforced across the system.

Responsibilities

• Develop control algorithms (e.g., MPC, optimal control) for complex robots
• Integrate control with learning-based components in hierarchical systems
• Design safety mechanisms (runtime assurance, constraint enforcement)
• Contribute to real-time system design under strict latency constraints
• Enable system-level integration across ML, perception, and systems
• Translate safety and control requirements into compute and architecture insights

Requirements

• Strong background in control theory, robotics dynamics, optimization
• Experience with real-time or safety-critical systems
• Proficiency in C++ and/or Python
• Experience with robotic platforms and simulators
• Publications in top-tier venues

Skills

Nice to have

• MPC, trajectory optimization
• Control Barrier Functions or safety-constrained control
• Formal methods and verification
• Learning-based control
• Experience with high-DOF or humanoid robots

Benefits

You will help define how robotic systems are made safe, reliable, and controllable—shaping both Arm’s research direction and the architectures that will power robots at global scale.

We value people as individuals and our dedication is to reward people competitively and equitably for the work they do and the skills and experience they bring to Arm. Salary is only one component of Arm's offering. The total reward package will be shared with candidates during the recruitment and selection process.

At Arm, we believe progress happens when people are empowered to think bigger and push beyond what seems possible. Our 10x mindset is about curiosity, ambition and creating impact that will be used by millions. We learn fast, prioritise collaboration and turn bold ideas into real technology. We look for people who are inspired by this way of working and want to grow in an environment where bold ideas are welcomed.

Pay

Salary Range: $161,500-$218,500 per year

Schedule

Arm’s approach to hybrid working is designed to create a working environment that supports both high performance and personal wellbeing. We empower groups/teams to determine their own hybrid working patterns, depending on the work and the team’s needs. Details of what this means for each role will be shared upon application.