Hovercar Startup | Lead Control Systems Engineer

Application Instructions

Submit your resume and CV (optional) here on Indeed or send it to connect@nexusnovainnovations.com. You may also include project videos, technical papers, portfolios, or examples of systems and prototypes you have built.

About Us

Nexus Nova Innovations is an early-stage startup based in Des Moines, Iowa, developing next-generation aerial mobility technology.

We are seeking a controls engineer who can also help build and test physical proofs of concept. This role connects simulation, control software, sensors, actuators, electronics, mechanical hardware, and real-world testing.

We need someone who is comfortable moving between calculations, code, test equipment, and physical prototypes. The goal is to turn ideas into measurable tests, find out what works, identify what does not, and use the results to guide the next stage of development.

This is not a purely theoretical controls position. It requires hands-on engineering, careful testing, and honest evaluation of the results.

Key Responsibilities

• Control-System Development: Model, develop, and tune control systems for vehicle and subsystem behavior.
• Simulation: Build simulations to evaluate stability, response, disturbances, actuator limits, and failure cases.
• Proof-of-Concept Development: Design and help assemble benchtop rigs, subsystem prototypes, and other test hardware.
• Sensor Integration: Select, calibrate, filter, and integrate sensors used for control and data collection.
• Actuator Integration: Work with motors, controllers, servos, power systems, and other physical components.
• Embedded Development: Implement and test control logic on embedded or real-time hardware.
• Testing: Develop test plans, acceptance criteria, safety limits, and shutdown conditions.
• Data Analysis: Review test results and identify whether problems come from the controls, sensors, software, electronics, or mechanical system.
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