Precision Instrumentation Control and Estimation Consultant
Astera Institute is an active nonprofit research institute and foundation that operates in-house neuroscience-informed AI research and funds, operates, and supports open-science programs and public goods.
About Astera Institute
Astera operates three divisions: Neuro-AI, Radial life-sciences research, and its Foundation. Its AI work pursues neuroscience-informed approaches to artificial general intelligence, while its foundation and Radial activities support open scientific infrastructure, datasets, research programs, and residencies.
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