Autonomy Engineer – Field Robotics & Remote Supervision

Burnbot, Inc.; South San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

BurnBot in South San Francisco is seeking an experienced robotics engineer to own autonomy across rugged outdoor machines. You will design and implement planning, control, and state estimation for fleets of field-deployed robots, collaborating with hardware teams in a fast-paced environment.

You’ll work onsite with occasional field deployments in California and neighboring states, while maintaining a mostly hybrid schedule that emphasizes hands-on testing and safe operation of complex systems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of autonomy work on physical robots or outdoor vehicles.
• Strong C++ and Python.
• Motion planning and control experiences.
• State estimation and sensor fusion (GPS/INS, SLAM).
• ROS or ROS 2 in production environments.

Responsibilities

• Own autonomy for planning, controls, state estimation, and safety behaviors.
• Develop coverage and motion planning over real terrain with safe boundaries.
• Validate algorithms in simulation and in-field on live machines.

Skills

Autonomy on outdoor robotics

C++ programming

Python programming

Motion planning & control

State estimation (GPS/INS, SLAM)

Field debugging

Education

B.S. or higher in robotics or related field

Tools

ROS/ROS 2

Gazebo/Simulation tools

Hardware-in-the-loop testing

Job description

BurnBot in South San Francisco is seeking an experienced robotics engineer to own autonomy across rugged outdoor machines. You will design and implement planning, control, and state estimation for fleets of field-deployed robots, collaborating with hardware teams in a fast-paced environment.

You’ll work onsite with occasional field deployments in California and neighboring states, while maintaining a mostly hybrid schedule that emphasizes hands-on testing and safe operation of complex systems.