Automation Engineer V

EPITEC; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

EPITEC is seeking an Automation / Robotics Engineer in Menlo Park, CA or New York, NY to design, program, simulate, and test automated systems onsite. The role focuses on developing reliable automation solutions and documenting the design process for deployment.

The position is a 1-year onsite engagement with potential extension or conversion. Salary starts at $92/hr, and a BS/MS in Robotics, EE, ME or CS is required or equivalent hands-on experience.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Robotics, EE, ME or CS, or equivalent hands‑on experience.
• Hands-on deployment of learned policies to robots.
• Real-time control and low-level integration (ROS/ROS2, onboard compute, sensors/actuators).

Responsibilities

• Design, program, simulate, and test automated technology and processes.
• Create detailed design specifications and related documents.

Skills

Real-time control

Low-level integration

Sim-to-real transfer

Python/C++ with PyTorch

Robot safety practices

Education

BS/MS in Robotics, EE, ME or CS

Tools

ROS/ROS2

PyTorch

Job description

Menlo Park, CA or New York, NY

Automation / Robotics Engineer

Pay: Starting at $92/hr

Location: Menlo Park, CA or New York, NY

Duration: 1 year, with possible extension or conversion

Work Arrangement: Onsite

Description

The main function of an automation engineer is to design, program, simulate, and test automated technology and processes in order to carry out specific tasks. The typical automation engineer is responsible for detailed design specifications and other documents in the process of creation.

Required Skills

• Hands‑on deployment of learned policies to physical humanoid/legged robots, including bring‑up and maintenance.
• Real‑time control and low‑level integration (ROS/ROS2, onboard compute, sensors/actuators).
• Sim‑to‑real transfer with domain randomization.
• Python/C++ with PyTorch inference on onboard hardware.
• Robot safety practices around people.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Robotics, EE, ME or CS, or equivalent hands‑on experience.

Nice‑to‑Haves

• Direct experience with commercial mid‑size or full‑size humanoids.
• Whole‑body control/locomotion/manipulation stacks.
• Being technical POC in a vendor or cross‑org hardware collaboration.
• Teleop and mocap rigs.
• Hardware failure diagnosis and spares logistics.

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