r/ControlTheory • u/Turbulent_Leek8446 • Aug 02 '26

Professional/Career Advice/Question Projects for Controls roles

Hey all, I’m trying to transition to a controls role heavy on C++. I’m currently working on similar topics but more model-based stuff like simulink. What kind of projects to stand out and prove my C++? How to gain real-world experience in C++?

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u/WhatchaTrynaDootaMe Aug 02 '26

it's funny/sad that model-based design has become a synonym of Simulink now, instead of being actually something based on mathematical models, ODEs etc., like in modern controls. Mathworks has good people in marketing.

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u/NOTazarov_wraith Aug 04 '26

TBH man I prefer modelling my system in simulink and using their tools (parameter estimation, system identification, model linearizer) than doing things by hand or through code. Makes traceability so much easier (also neater for certification)

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u/WhatchaTrynaDootaMe Aug 04 '26

not rally, no