Robotics Engineer

Nidus Technologies•New York, NY

4d•$150,000 - $200,000•Onsite

About The Position

Nidus is seeking a Staff Robotics Engineer to develop advanced robotic systems that combine hardware and software to address manufacturing and operational challenges. The role involves bringing robotics algorithms and vision-language action models into production environments in manufacturing facilities. The successful candidate will work quickly and iteratively while keeping long-term design goals in mind. Nidus is a small, in-person team in New York City building autonomous manufacturing systems powered by AI and robotics. The team draws on experience in defense technology, AI, machine learning, robotics, and product development.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
At least 5 years of experience in robotics development, with demonstrated expertise in hardware and software integration.
Strong proficiency with robotics frameworks such as ROS/ROS2 and programming languages such as C++ and Python.
Experience with sensor fusion, computer vision, SLAM, or motion planning algorithms.
Proven track record of shipping robotic products or systems from concept to deployment.

Nice To Haves

A PhD in robotics or extensive industry experience in a specific robotics subdomain.
Experience with machine learning applications in robotics, including deep learning for perception and control and reinforcement learning.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and deploy robotic systems integrating hardware components with deep learning-based and classical software control algorithms.
Own the sim-to-real pipeline for robotics algorithms.
Develop and implement control systems, inverse kinematics algorithms, and safety algorithms.
Prototype and test robotic systems in real-world environments, iterating based on performance data.