Principal Software Engineer (Manipulation)

Berkshire Grey; Bedford; Sur place; GBP 110 000 - 170 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Healthcare

Vacation

Recognition

Stock options

Lunch & beverages

Résumé du poste

Berkshire Grey is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead the manipulation capabilities of the Scoop program. You will shape architecture, set technical direction, and deliver high‑performance software enabling robots to interact with real environments.

You will collaborate across motion planning, kinematics, control, and multi‑arm coordination, driving production‑level robotics software from concept to deployment and ongoing support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Computer Science, or a closely related field with 10+ years of professional software development experience in production environments.
• Master’s degree with 8+ years of experience in robotics software development for production use.
• Advanced experience with Git-based workflows, code reviews, and automated testing (unit/integration/ROS2/HIL).

Responsabilités

• Define architecture, set technical direction, and develop advanced software for robotic manipulation.
• Lead work across motion planning, kinematics, control strategies, and multi-arm coordination.
• Architect and evolve simulation environments, automated tests, and hardware-in-the-loop workflows.
• Lead diagnosis and resolution of complex issues spanning software, hardware, and distributed systems.
• Collaborate with hardware, controls, perception, product, and other software teams to integrate capabilities into systems.

Connaissances

Robotics software

Motion planning

Robot kinematics

Control strategies

Multi-arm coordination

Python

C++

ROS/ROS2

Git

Distributed systems

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in Robotics

Master’s degree in Robotics

Outils

MongoDB

RESTful interfaces

gRPC

Description du poste

• As a Principal Software Engineer, Manipulation on Berkshire Grey’s Scoop program, you will serve as a senior technical leader responsible for advancing the manipulation capabilities of our robotic solutions. You will define architecture, set technical direction, and develop advanced software that enables robots to interact with their environments and complete complex, real-world tasks
• You will lead work across motion planning, kinematics, control strategies, motion execution, multi-arm coordination, environment representation, simulation, and robotic hardware integration
• Autonomously contribute to and advance the software architecture, technical strategy, and long‑term roadmap for robotic manipulation capabilities on the Scoop program
• Design, develop, deploy, and support advanced robotic manipulation software operating in production environments
• Create high‑performance software solutions for motion planning, robotic kinematics, control strategies, motion execution, multi‑arm coordination, and environment representation
• Set technical direction for manipulation systems and lead complex engineering efforts from requirements and design through implementation, validation, deployment, and operational support
• Architect and evolve simulation environments, automated tests, and hardware‑in‑the‑loop workflows to validate expected, safe, and robust manipulation performance
• Lead the diagnosis and resolution of complex issues spanning manipulation software, robotic hardware, controls, sensors, distributed systems, and system behavior
• Work closely with hardware engineers, controls and perception engineers, product managers, systems engineers, test engineers, and other software teams to integrate manipulation capabilities into broader robotic systems
• Drive architecture discussions, design reviews, code reviews, technical planning, and major engineering decisions while documenting tradeoffs and ensuring durable outcomes
• Raise engineering standards for software design, performance, testing, observability, reliability, deployment, and maintainability across manipulation systems
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to senior and developing engineers, strengthening technical judgment and execution across the team
• Clearly and proactively communicate technical strategy, priorities, progress, tradeoffs, dependencies, and risks to engineering leaders and cross‑functional stakeholders

Benefits

• Healthcare - Full medical, dental and vision. Life insurance, gym stipends and wellness programs
• Vacation - We value hard work and we like to have fun. Take time when you need it
• Recognition - Peer shout outs, achievement celebrations and leadership awards let you know you’ve made a difference
• Retirement - Stock options and generous 401(k) matching
• Nutrients - Lunch is delivered daily, a plethora of snacks, gourmet coffee, Soylent, and top‑shelf beverages

This role requires deep technical judgment, hands‑on software development, cross‑functional leadership, and autonomous contribution to manipulation capabilities from concept and design through validation, production deployment, and long‑term supportThis is an ideal role for a principal engineer who enjoys solving difficult robotics problems, guiding major technical decisions, mentoring other engineers, and seeing advanced manipulation software operate reliably on production systemsDemonstrated ability to set technical direction and deliver well‑designed, well‑implemented, and thoroughly tested solutions that meet demanding internal and customer requirementsProven ability to influence multidisciplinary teams, communicate effectively with technical and non‑technical stakeholders, and mentor engineers across experience levelsBachelor’s degree in Robotics, Computer Science, or a closely related field with 10+ years of professional software development experience in production environments; or a master’s degree with 8+ years of experienceAdvanced experience with Git‑based development workflows, code reviews, issue tracking systems such as Jira, and automated testing, including unit, integration, simulation, and hardware‑in‑the‑loop testingExtensive experience designing and implementing production software and algorithms for motion planning, motion execution, multi‑arm coordination, robotic kinematics, control strategies, and/or environment representationExperience architecting and developing RESTful interfaces, gRPC services and clients, and other reliable communication interfaces for distributed robotic systemsExpert‑level development skills in Python and strong programming experience in C++Deep knowledge of system design principles, software architecture, and design patterns, with a record of evolving complex systems over timeAbility to lead ambiguous or ill‑defined technical problems from initial investigation through architecture, planning, implementation, deployment, and operational supportDeep understanding of parallel and distributed systems and asynchronous or concurrent programming12+ years of software development experience in production environments, including significant technical leadership in robotic manipulation systemsDeep experience with Python’s asyncio library or similar asynchronous programming frameworksMaster’s or doctoral degree in Robotics, Computer Science, or a closely related fieldExperience leading the development and integration of drivers and software interfaces for robotic hardware, particularly robotic armsExperience establishing robotics simulation tools, test environments, and validation strategies for complex manipulation capabilitiesExperience architecting data models and services using NoSQL databases such as MongoDBExperience taking manipulation capabilities from research or prototype stages through robust deployment in real‑world customer environmentsAdvanced experience with ROS or ROS2 architecture, integration, performance analysis, and production deploymentDeep experience developing, debugging, and operating production software in the Linux ecosystem, preferably Ubuntu