Remote Senior Robotics Systems Engineer (Visa Sponsorship, ROS/ROS2)

Y-Axis; Milpitas (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options & equity

Health, dental, vision, 401(k)

Visa sponsorship

Meals & team events

Job summary

RoboForce in Milpitas, California, is seeking a Senior Robotics Systems Engineer to bridge robotics software, system integration, and field deployment. You will design interfaces between high-level applications and sensors/actuators, integrate mechatronic systems, and drive reliability across the robot stack.

Office-based, five days a week, in a fast-growing AI robotics environment. The role requires 4+ years in robotics, BS/MS in relevant fields, experience with ROS/ROS2, embedded Linux, and

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 4+ years of hands-on robotics experience building, integrating, and deploying real robotic systems.
• Experience developing drivers, hardware abstraction layers, or software interfaces for sensors/actuators/embedded devices.
• Hands-on experience with ROS/ROS2, real-time or embedded Linux, fieldbus or device communications, distributed middleware, sensor/actuator integration, and performance optimization.
• Ability to design and troubleshoot basic electrical circuits and mechanical components for robotic systems.

Responsibilities

• Design software interfaces between high-level robot applications and low-level sensors, actuators, embedded controllers, and communication buses.
• Design and integrate mechatronic systems, mechanisms, and test fixtures; develop, troubleshoot, and improve electrical subsystems and interfaces.
• Integrate and debug complex robotic systems spanning software, embedded, networking, electrical, and mechanical domains.
• Diagnose performance, reliability, timing, and hardware-interface issues across the robot stack.
• Drive system reliability and scalability through rigorous testing and root-cause analysis.

Skills

ROS/ROS2

Embedded Linux

Sensor Integration

Actuator Integration

Distributed Middleware

System Debugging

Hardware Abstraction Layers

Electrical Circuit Design

Root-cause Analysis

Fieldbus Communication

Device Drivers

AI Robotics

Mechatronics

Linux kernel/driver

Education

BS/MS in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Real-time Linux

Kernel Modules

GIT

Job description

RoboForce in Milpitas, California, is seeking a Senior Robotics Systems Engineer to bridge robotics software, system integration, and field deployment. You will design interfaces between high-level applications and sensors/actuators, integrate mechatronic systems, and drive reliability across the robot stack.

Office-based, five days a week, in a fast-growing AI robotics environment. The role requires 4+ years in robotics, BS/MS in relevant fields, experience with ROS/ROS2, embedded Linux, and