Precision Instrumentation Control and Estimation Consultant
A 501(c)(3) science-and-technology research institute/foundation operating direct Neuro-AI research, life-sciences programs through Radial, and an open-science residency program.
About Astera Institute
Astera Institute supports and operates open public-goods work for science and technology. Its current activities include neuroscience-informed AGI research, AI-enabled life-sciences programs, open datasets and publishing infrastructure, and residencies for early-stage projects.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will define control-system requirements for a DNA-origami actuator-sensor system and incorporate them into early device and molecular design decisions. You will review sensor and drive-stack designs, specify experimental data logging, outline closed-loop control and estimation plans, and deliver documented handoff materials.
Requirements
- Closed-loop control-system design
- System identification
- Estimation
- Kalman filters
- Observers
- Controls
- Robotics
- Electrical engineering
- Precision instrumentation
Responsibilities
- Define control-system requirements and constraints for the actuator-sensor system
- Review position-sensor and electrostatic drive-stack designs through a controls lens
- Specify experimental logging requirements for system identification and modeling
- Sketch closed-loop control architecture and simulation and estimation plans
- Provide documented handoff materials