Senior Software Engineer, Robotics and Automation

X-Bow Systems • Austin, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and deploy robotics and automation software that powers manufacturing and test operations. You will work at the intersection of software engineering and industrial robotics, developing orchestration services, control integrations, and tooling that keeps complex automated systems running reliably. This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who is equally comfortable writing production Python and JavaScript and getting robots to move exactly where and when they should.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Robotics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Significant professional experience building software for robotics or industrial automation
• Strong proficiency in Python and JavaScript
• Hands-on experience with RoboDK for simulation, offline programming, or robot control
• Demonstrated experience developing automations and integrating software with physical hardware
• Solid understanding of robot kinematics, motion control, and coordinate frames
• Strong debugging skills across software and hardware boundaries
• Must be a U.S. citizen, a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Nice To Haves

• Experience automating Fanuc robots (offline programming, controller integration, DCS configuration)
• Experience automating Kuka robots
• Familiarity with containerized microservices and message-based architectures
• Experience with real-time telemetry, command pipelines, or SCADA-adjacent systems
• Experience with gantry systems and multi-axis motion platforms
• Background in manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or other regulated environments

Responsibilities

• Support deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting of automation services in production environments
• Build and maintain integrations between robot controllers, simulation environments, and higher-level control systems
• Develop and optimize offline programming and simulation workflows using RoboDK
• Collaborate with controls engineers, technicians, and other software engineers to integrate robotics into larger manufacturing and test systems
• Diagnose and resolve motion, timing, and control faults across automated cells
• Design and develop robotics orchestration and automation software in Python and JavaScript
• Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code and contribute to architecture and design decisions

What This Job Offers

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