About the job
About Taara
Founded at X, Google’s Moonshot Factory, Taara is dedicated to bridging the connectivity gap for billions by innovating how light is harnessed to provide faster, more affordable, and dependable internet access. Our advanced wireless optical communication and photonics chip technologies are designed to eliminate the digital divide.
By joining Taara, you will engage in meaningful work alongside a diverse team of specialists in optics, software, and hardware, all united to address some of the most significant connectivity challenges on a global scale. If you're passionate about solving impactful problems and creating tools that make a difference, we want to hear from you.
About the Role
As a Systems & Control Engineering Intern, you will actively participate in designing and implementing strategies for vibration sensing and suppression. This position involves a practical R&D cycle where you will first assist in developing the physical infrastructure necessary for simulating disturbances. Later, you will utilize this platform to characterize vibration profiles and establish feedforward control loops to reduce them.
By creating a custom shaker setup, you will enable the controlled conditions required to validate high-precision tracking algorithms for our flagship and future FSOC products.
Your Impact
Hardware Testbed Development: Collaborate in the mechanical and electrical design of a custom shaker setup to simulate real-world disturbance scenarios for hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing.
Vibration Characterization: Employ IMU sensors within the testbed to capture, process, and analyze complex vibration profiles, converting raw sensor data into valuable insights for control design.
Control Strategy Development: Conceptualize and execute feedforward control strategies aimed at mitigating high-frequency vibrations based on characterized disturbance profiles.
Algorithm Validation: Perform thorough testing of your control loops on the shaker configurations to assess performance and refine suppression logic.
System Integration: Collaborate closely with hardware and software teams to integrate your sensing and control solutions into the Taara system architecture.
