Robotics Software Engineer

Summer Robotics • Campbell, CA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

This role involves developing and maintaining robot software systems for industrial assembly and inspection applications. The engineer will integrate cameras and sensors, implement coordinate transforms, and build production-quality C++ and Python software for real-time robotic systems. The position requires architecting multi-process and multi-threaded systems, collaborating with other engineers to deploy 3D vision capabilities, and developing infrastructure for testing, debugging, and deployment of robot software.

Requirements

• Strong C++ skills (STL, multithreading, memory management) and Python proficiency
• Practical knowledge of 3D transforms, rotation representations, and camera/robot calibration
• Experience integrating sensors and actuators on physical robot systems
• Comfortable with Linux development, Git, CMake, and CI/CD workflows
• Familiarity with real-time constraints and performance-critical code
• MS or higher in Robotics, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
• 3+ years of professional experience developing software for robotic systems
• Mindset: Thrives in a fast-paced startup, comfortable owning projects end-to-end
• Mindset: Passionate about building robots that work in the real world, not just in simulation
• Mindset: Strong debugging instincts — can trace a problem from unexpected robot behavior back through transforms, timing, and sensor data
• Comfortable with in-office collaboration (5 days/week in Campbell, CA)

Nice To Haves

• Experience with ROS/ROS2 or similar robotics middleware
• Experience with industrial robotics, robot arms, or manufacturing automation
• Familiarity with motion planning frameworks (MoveIt, OMPL)
• Knowledge of gRPC, Protobuf, or similar IPC frameworks
• Experience with Docker, containerized deployment, and embedded compute (Jetson)
• Exposure to simulation environments (Gazebo, MuJoCo, Isaac Sim)

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain robot software systems for industrial assembly and inspection applications
• Integrate cameras and sensors including calibration, coordinate frame management, and data pipelines
• Implement and debug coordinate transforms, hand-eye calibration, and rigid body math in production software
• Build production-quality C++ and Python software for real-time robotic systems
• Architect multi-process and multi-threaded systems for reliable robot operation
• Collaborate with algorithms and perception engineers to deploy 3D vision capabilities on robot platforms
• Develop testing, debugging, and deployment infrastructure for robot software

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level