Staff Platform SW Engineer - Robot Architect

Agility Robotics•Fremont, CA

4h•$217,000 - $281,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Agility Robotics is seeking a Staff Robot Architect - Platform Software Specialist to drive the controls, networking, and firmware architecture of our humanoid robotics platforms, reporting directly to the Principle Hardware Architect to develop new products and major improvements to existing platforms. In this technical leadership role, you will serve as the lead for Robot Platform Software architecture, partnering closely with engineers across systems, mechanical, electrical, software, perception, safety, and control teams as needed to define and evolve the hardware and software architecture of our robotic systems. You will be responsible for ensuring the integration of core subsystems — ranging from sensing and compute to control, actuation, and safety—into cohesive, performant, reliable, and scalable systems for our humanoid robots and fleets. This role is ideal for a senior Platform SW or Controls engineer with a proven track record in robotic system design, control, and architecture, experience in actuated mobile robotics, ideally including humanoid or legged robotics, and strong data driven decision making.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in robotics platform software development as a senior or lead engineer
5+ years experience with controls system development as a senior lead engineer
3+ years network/compute system development as a senior lead engineer
3+ years experience with Firmware Development between bare-metal to network integration.
Deep understanding of robotic system design including tradeoffs in cost, power, heat, sensing, compute, and safety.
Proven experience in designing and delivering complex electromechanical robotic systems into field or commercial deployment from the ideation phase through production.
Strong foundation in Software Engineering, robot kinematics, dynamics, controls, and system modeling.
Familiarity with functional safety concepts, Product FuSa Certifications, FMEA/FMECA, and hazard analysis in robotic systems.
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience influencing decisions across multidisciplinary teams.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience architecting full-stack robotics systems in a humanoid, legged mobility, mobile manipulation, or high-DOF automation platform.
Hands-on experience with perception pipelines, real-time control systems, and safety-rated architectures.
Experience with Github and similar collaborative development tools.
Experience with simulation tools such as MuJoCo, Gazebo, or equivalent, and integrating simulation into system design and validation workflows.
Familiarity with AI and reinforcement learning techniques applied to robotics learning and control.
PhD or Master’s degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, or a related field.
Experience mentoring and growing engineers, and fostering healthy team culture.

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end robot Network and Controls system architecture, ensuring scalable, and reliable integration of perception, compute, control, and safety systems.
Provide technical direction to other architects as well as across other teams, guiding the design of high-performance robotic subsystems.
Lead trade studies and architecture reviews balancing performance, functional safety, complexity, manufacturability, cost, and reliability.
Partner with cross functional teams including software controls and simulation teams to ensure architectural decisions are grounded in system-level modeling, simulation, and performance analysis.
Collaborate closely with software, systems engineering, test, and integration teams to ensure architecture translates into testable, traceable requirements.
Influence long-term roadmap and product direction by translating user needs, field performance, and R&D findings into architectural evolution.

Benefits

401(k) Plan: Includes a 6% company match.
Company stock options.
100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short/long-term disability insurance for employees.
Eligible for benefits on your first day of employment.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Flexible, unlimited PTO and 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown (for Exempt Employees).
10 vacation days, paid sick leave, and 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown, annually (for Non-Exempt Employees).
Catered lunches four times a week and a variety of healthy snacks and refreshments at our Salem and Pittsburgh locations.
Generous paid parental leave programs.
A culture that supports flexible work arrangements.
Professional development and tuition reimbursement programs.
Relocation Assistance: Provided for eligible roles.
Annual Discretionary Bonus: Provided for eligible roles.