Software Engineer, Autonomy Behaviors

Agility Robotics•Pittsburgh, PA

8h•Hybrid

About The Position

Agility’s commercially deployed humanoids operate alongside teams in warehouses, manufacturing facilities, and distribution centers—tackling physically demanding and repetitive tasks while enabling workers to focus on higher-value work. With industry-leading safety standards and years of proven deployment data, we're pioneering a new era of automation that enhances human potential. Our software team is growing and we are looking for a talented engineer to join our agile, world-class team. In this role you will develop autonomous behaviors for humanoid robots to interact with the world around it. You will work closely with state estimation, navigation, and controls teams to execute behaviors aimed at solving challenging problems in real-world deployments.

Requirements

Industry experience deploying mobile manipulation robots in real world applications
Experience developing manipulation algorithms on high-DOF robots
Familiarity with behavior trees, finite state machines, or similar behavior management and execution systems
Experience with perception and scene understanding especially as it pertains to manipulation
Strong robotics fundamentals, including kinematics, dynamics, sensing, and control
Experience using simulation tools such as Isaac Sim / Mujoco / Drake / gazebo or similar
Experience with automated testing for simulation
Strong debugging skills; the ability to identify and diagnose complex issues that arise within robotics
Strong software experience in modern C++ and Python

Nice To Haves

Experience working with humanoid (or similar) robots
Experience leveraging machine learning to improve grasp planning and object manipulation
Experience in classical robotics motion planning and trajectory optimization algorithms
MS or Ph.D. in robotics, computer science, or related field or have equivalent industry experience
Publications in your field (RSS, ICRA, IROS preferred)

Responsibilities

Design, implement, test, and deploy autonomous behaviors for humanoid robots
Prototype autonomous behaviors in simulation and execute on robot hardware
Develop algorithms robust to environmental uncertainty and imperfect state estimation
Implement performance tests for evaluating the reliability of robot behaviors
Contribute to the software architecture and design of the autonomy stack
Collaborate with members of the autonomy teams to solve complex cross functional problems
Engineer high quality software that is well tested, reliable and maintainable

Benefits

401(k) Plan: Includes a 6% company match.
Equity: Company stock options.
Insurance Coverage: 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short/long-term disability insurance for employees.
Benefit Start Date: Eligible for benefits on your first day of employment.
Well-Being Support: Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Time Off: Exempt Employees: Flexible, unlimited PTO and 10 company holidays, including a winter shutdown.
Time Off: Non-Exempt Employees: 10 vacation days, paid sick leave, and 10 company holidays, including a winter shutdown, annually.
On-Site Perks: Catered lunches four times a week and a variety of healthy snacks and refreshments at our Salem and Pittsburgh locations.
Parental Leave: Generous paid parental leave programs.
Work Environment: A culture that supports flexible work arrangements.
Growth Opportunities: Professional development and tuition reimbursement programs.
Relocation Assistance: Provided for eligible roles.
Annual Discretionary Bonus: Provided for eligible roles.