Remote Autonomous Navigation and Control Engineer

Sliprobotics; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive health benefits

Permissive time off

Job summary

A robotics company based in Atlanta is seeking a Robotics Navigation and Control Engineer to lead motion planning and control system development for autonomous mobile robots. This role involves designing path and trajectory generation, tuning motion controllers, and ensuring safe operation in logistics environments. Candidates should have extensive experience in robotics, strong skills in C++ and Python, and the ability to work remotely while traveling to Atlanta for hardware integration.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in navigation and control systems for physical robots.
• Hands-on experience tuning controllers on hardware.
• Experience bridging the simulation and reality gap.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize path planning for autonomous robots.
• Develop and tune motion controllers for heavy payload platforms.
• Implement obstacle avoidance and safety behaviors.

Skills

C++

Python

Motion planning algorithms

Tuning controllers

Analyze system behavior

Education

Master’s degree in Robotics or related field

Tools

ROS or ROS 2 navigation stacks

AWS IoT

Job description

A robotics company based in Atlanta is seeking a Robotics Navigation and Control Engineer to lead motion planning and control system development for autonomous mobile robots. This role involves designing path and trajectory generation, tuning motion controllers, and ensuring safe operation in logistics environments. Candidates should have extensive experience in robotics, strong skills in C++ and Python, and the ability to work remotely while traveling to Atlanta for hardware integration.