(Senior) Control Engineer

Why this role is exciting

At Vay, cars are remotely operated in real time from Driving Centers in Berlin and Las Vegas. This is a capability only a handful of companies worldwide have achieved on public roads.

As a (Senior) Control Engineer, you will sit at the core of our motion and vehicle control efforts, working closely with embedded software, hardware, systems engineering, and testing teams to improve control performance, robustness, and safety. Your work will have direct, real world impact on the teledriver experience, passenger comfort, and the reliability of our remote driving operations.

While we scale our fleet and capabilities, you will help scale and adapt our control algorithms to different vehicle platforms while maturing our validation infrastructure alongside it. You will step into an experienced, highly technical team working on problems with very few industry precedents, while still having meaningful ownership, influence, and room to grow.

What you'll be driving

You will be a hands-on contributor focused on designing, validating, and improving vehicle control functionality, with a strong emphasis on robustness, testability, and real world performance.

Control algorithms

Design, implement, and verify model based control algorithms for remotely operated vehicles

Validation infrastructure

Extend and maintain validation environments including simulation, hardware in the loop (HIL), and in vehicle testing

Testing campaigns

Drive testing and calibration campaigns with organising and supporting track tests onsite for data collection and controller tuning.

Data and analysis

Support data collection, data management, processing, and analysis to evaluate control performance and identify improvement areas

Automation

Improve automation across development, testing, and validation workflows to increase reliability and development velocity

Cross functional collaboration

Work closely with embedded software, hardware, and systems engineers to ensure seamless integration and robust end to end control performance

What are we looking for

You will be a hands-on (Senior) Control Engineer with a solid technical foundation who is comfortable working across control design, testing, and validation. You are pragmatic, detail oriented, and motivated by seeing your work operate safely and reliably in the real world.

Control Engineering Experience

Strong experience using MATLAB and Simulink for model based control design and strong understanding of control fundamentals

Vehicle dynamics

Familiarity with vehicle dynamics fundamentals

Testing and validation

Experience working with simulation environments, HIL setups, and or in vehicle validation

Problem solving

A structured, analytical approach to debugging, performance evaluation, and system improvement

Collaboration

Ability to work effectively across disciplines in a complex, safety critical system

Autonomous execution

Comfortable contributing independently while integrating smoothly into a small, experienced team. Being comfortable and flexible to work in a fast paced environment with ambitious deliverables and changing priorities.

Nice to have:

• Familiarity with code generation workflows
• Experience with AUTOSAR blocksets
• Knowledge of C for embedded systems

Why choose Vay

💪 A global team of smart, motivated people from 30+ countries who love tackling hard problems and turning bold ideas into reality

🌍 Huge scope for impact in a fast paced environment

💰 ESOP stock options: A stake in Vay's future - not just a salary

🌴 Unlimited Paid Vacation Days

🎫 Subsidised Deutschland ticket (Berlin)

🏋️‍♂️ Subsidised Urban Sports Club or FitX Membership

🚗 All Vay team members receive 30% off their Vay rides

🛍️ Exclusive external discounts

💼 €350 Home Office Set-up

✈️ Relocation financial assistance when relocating to Berlin

📚 Fully funded German Lessons

🎊 Regular team events throughout the year

Benefits: ESOP, Paid Holidays, Team Events Remote Model: Hybrid Country Code: de