Remote Senior Robotics Engineer: Manipulation & Planning

General Motors LLC

Mountain View (CA)

Remote

USD 129,000 - 234,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to advance manipulation planning, collision-free motion, and the execution layer on FANUC arms and mobile manipulators. You will work with C++, Python, and ROS 2, collaborating across robotics teams to deliver reliable motion in production environments.

The role emphasizes planning, perception, and control interfaces, with a focus on cycle-time and reliability requirements. Remote work is available with hub-based visits as needed in California.

Qualifications

6+ years of professional engineering experience with 2+ years in motion planning or manipulation.
Experience deploying manipulation planning on physical arms in production or field settings.
Experience meeting a cycle time requirement, not only a feasibility requirement.
MS degree or higher in Robotics, CS, ME, or closely related field.

Responsibilities

Build and own manipulation planning capability: collision-free planning, trajectory optimization, and time parameterization.
Implement and tune planners for target applications with cycle-time requirements.
Define interfaces between perception, planning, and control and ensure scalability.

Skills

Motion planning

Manipulation

C++

Python

ROS 2

MoveIt

Simulation

Education

MS in Robotics or related

Tools

MoveIt

OMPL

TrajOpt

Drake

ROS

Job description

The role emphasizes planning, perception, and control interfaces, with a focus on cycle-time and reliability requirements. Remote work is available with hub-based visits as needed in California.

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