Founding Autonomy Engineer for Real-World Robotics

Stratarobot; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Stratarobot in Sunnyvale seeks a Founding Autonomy Engineer to develop and scale an autonomy system for its robotic platform. The role involves integrating perception, planning, and control components while ensuring reliability and scalability in real-world deployments.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Robotics or Computer Science, strong hands-on experience with physical robots, and proficiency in Python and C++. The position offers an exciting opportunity in the rapidly growing field of robotic automation.

Qualifications

• Experience solving complex problems in real-world environments.
• Strong engineering judgment for practical solutions.
• Ability to work on robotic systems with fast iteration loops.

Responsibilities

• Design and scale the autonomy system for robotic platform.
• Ensure reliable integration of perception, planning, and control components.
• Develop simulation environments for testing and validation.
• Build systems to support data collection for learned models.

Skills

Robotics software development

Hands-on experience with manipulation systems

Debugging full-stack manipulation problems

Proficiency in Python

Proficiency in C++

Integration and calibration of sensors

Experience with ROS2

Motion planning and control

Education

Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Robotics or Computer Science

Tools

MuJoCo

Gazebo

Isaac Sim

OpenCV

PCL

Job description

Stratarobot in Sunnyvale seeks a Founding Autonomy Engineer to develop and scale an autonomy system for its robotic platform. The role involves integrating perception, planning, and control components while ensuring reliability and scalability in real-world deployments.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Robotics or Computer Science, strong hands-on experience with physical robots, and proficiency in Python and C++. The position offers an exciting opportunity in the rapidly growing field of robotic automation.