Mission Autonomy Lead for Humanoid Robot Behavior

Andromeda; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Andromeda seeks a founding Mission Autonomy engineer to architect and build Abi's long-duration decision‑making layer. You will prototype in simulation, guide cross‑team integration, and shape the roadmap for real-world autonomy across eight‑hour missions.

This role blends research with hands‑on robotics and requires deep architectural leadership. You will collaborate with voice, perception, and platform teams to deliver robust MA primitives, ensure safe degradation, and enable repeatable

Qualifications

• 5+ years building autonomous systems with an advanced degree or equivalent.
• Autonomy experience in self-driving, mobile robotics, or related deployments.
• Experience with ROS 2, Nav2 and simulation tools such as Isaac Sim, Gazebo or MuJoCo.
• Awareness of safety-critical design principles around people.
• Strong software skills in Python, C++, or Rust across full stack.
• Hands-on hardware, debugging sensors and actuators in real environments.
• Excellent communication with teams you do not directly own.
• Ability to shape system design, interfaces and contracts.

Responsibilities

• Design the Mission Autonomy system roadmap, balancing architectural needs with practical rollout.
• Prototype a mission autonomy loop in simulation early to guide architecture decisions.
• Co-design and build simulation capabilities with our simulation engineer.
• Own technical direction and drive design conversations with various teams.
• Shape action primitives and ensure safe operation when degraded or interrupted.
• Define deployment patterns from simulation to live demonstrations on Abi.
• Build an evaluation system with benchmarks, scenarios, and reporting for long-horizon missions.
• Collaborate with voice, mobile autonomy and gestures teams to harness MA behaviors.

Skills

Autonomy systems design

System architecture

Cross-functional collaboration

Software engineering

Education

MS or PhD in Robotics or CS

Tools

ROS 2

Isaac Sim

Gazebo

MuJoCo

Job description

Andromeda seeks a founding Mission Autonomy engineer to architect and build Abi's long-duration decision‑making layer. You will prototype in simulation, guide cross‑team integration, and shape the roadmap for real-world autonomy across eight‑hour missions.

This role blends research with hands‑on robotics and requires deep architectural leadership. You will collaborate with voice, perception, and platform teams to deliver robust MA primitives, ensure safe degradation, and enable repeatable