Remote Warehouse Robotics Engineer (ROS2 & WMS/WES)

Rex.zone

United States

On-site

USD 41,328 - 68,880

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Rex.zone in the United States seeks a Warehouse Robotics Engineer to design, deploy, and support robotic automation for fulfillment centers. You will build robotics software and production-grade integrations connecting robots, sensors, PLCs, and cloud services to improve throughput, safety, and uptime.

The role requires hands-on ROS/ROS2 experience, strong Python/C++ programming, and expertise integrating with WMS/WES/WCS and industrial controls.

Qualifications

5+ years in robotics, automation, or industrial software engineering (or equivalent).
Strong programming in Python and/or C++.
Hands‑on experience with ROS/ROS2 or robotics middleware.
Integration experience with WMS/WES/WCS and industrial controls (PLC, OPC UA, Modbus, Ethernet/IP).
Familiarity with SLAM/localization/mapping/path planning and production debugging practices.

Responsibilities

Own robotics integration from lab to warehouse: commissioning, configuration, rollout planning
Develop and maintain robotics software components (ROS2 nodes, drivers, state machines, tools)
Implement interfaces to PLCs, scanners, conveyor controls, safety controllers, and industrial networks
Improve navigation, task allocation, and motion performance using telemetry, logs, and replay
Build test harnesses, simulation checks, and regression suites for robot behaviors and edge cases
Define QA protocols for deployments, updates, and incident response; build runbooks
Create dashboards for fleet monitoring: uptime, cycle time, error rates, battery health, safety events
Diagnose production incidents using structured root‑cause analysis; support critical launches/on‑call