Founding Robotics Engineer

Responsibilities

• Own the robotics software stack from low-level control through high-level autonomy
• Design and implement motion planning, trajectory generation, and real-time control systems for a dexterous robotic arm in microgravity
• Develop and maintain simulation environments in NVIDIA Isaac Sim for algorithm validation, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and operator training
• Build perception pipelines using cameras, depth sensors, and other modalities to enable object localization, manipulation planning, and environment understanding
• Arcitect the controls and software framework for autonomous task execution, grasping, assembly, manipulation without human intervention
• Integrate with vision-language-action (VLA) models and other learned policies for generalized manipulation
• Define software interfaces between the autonomy stack, onboard compute, and mechanical/avionics systems
• Collaborate with the mechanical engineer to co-optimize actuator selection, sensor placement, and system architecture
• Support hardware testing and commissioning, put hands on the robot

Qualifications

• Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline; 2+ years of experience in robotics software development, including controls, motion planning, or perception; Strong proficiency in ROS2 and real-time Linux environments; Experience with robot kinematics, dynamics, and trajectory planning; Proficiency in Python and C++; Hands-on experience integrating and commissioning robotic hardware
• Preferred Skills and Experience: Experience with NVIDIA Isaac Sim or comparable simulation platforms; Experience with dexterous manipulation, grasp planning, or force/torque-controlled assembly; Familiarity with vision-language-action models or other learned manipulation policies; Experience with multi-camera perception systems, AprilTag or fiducial localization, or SLAM; Experience with Franka, Kinova, UR, or similar research/industrial arms; Background in space robotics, surgical robotics, or other high-reliability autonomous systems; Familiarity with libfranka, MoveIt2, or similar frameworks; Experience designing for fault tolerance, safe autonomy, and graceful degradation; Strong communication skills, you'll interface heavily with the mechanical, avionics, and science teams