Robotics Engineer

Syncere; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits included

Team meals

Holidays

Sick leave

Job summary

Syncere is seeking a Robotics Engineer to build core robotics systems for LUME to move, perceive, and operate reliably in real environments. You will work across controls, navigation, localization, mapping, sensor fusion, and low-level software, collaborating with researchers to deploy cutting-edge algorithms on physical robots.

You’ll develop sensor fusion, state estimation, and interfaces between learned policies and robot hardware.

Qualifications

• Strong C++ and Python skills.
• Experience with ROS/ROS 2 and robotics frameworks.
• Experience deploying software on real robotic systems.
• Experience integrating sensors, actuators, motor controllers, and embedded systems.
• Strong debugging skills across software and hardware.
• Able to lead work with minimal guidance in a fast-moving environment.
• Clear and concise communication.

Responsibilities

• Develop controls, navigation, localization, mapping, and motion planning systems.
• Build sensor fusion and state estimation across cameras, depth sensors, IMUs, encoders, and other sensors.
• Integrate motors, actuators, sensors, embedded controllers, and onboard compute.
• Collaborate with researchers to deploy new manipulation, perception, and robot-learning algorithms on real robots.
• Build interfaces between learned policies and low-level robot systems.
• Test, debug, and improve robot performance on physical hardware.
• Develop tools for calibration, logging, testing, and system debugging.
• Help take LUME from prototypes to reliable systems deployed in real homes.
• Work flexible shifts including nights/weekends as needed.

Skills

C++

Python

ROS/ROS 2

State estimation

Sensor fusion

Embedded systems

Debugging

Communication

Education

Top 20 global university

Tools

Jetson

CAN

EtherCAT

Job description

We’re looking for a Robotics Engineer to build the core robotics systems that make LUME move, perceive, and operate reliably in the real world. You’ll work across controls, navigation, localization, mapping, sensor fusion, and low-level software, while working closely with our research team to deploy the latest robotics algorithms onto physical systems.

What You’ll Do :

Develop controls, navigation, localization, mapping, and motion planning systems

Build sensor fusion and state estimation across cameras, depth sensors, IMUs, encoders, and other sensors

Integrate motors, actuators, sensors, embedded controllers, and onboard compute

Work with researchers to deploy new manipulation, perception, and robot-learning algorithms on real robots

Build interfaces between learned policies and low-level robot systems

Test, debug, and improve robot performance on physical hardware

Develop tools for calibration, logging, testing, and system debugging

Help take LUME from prototypes to reliable systems deployed in real homes

Work flexible shifts including nights/weekends as needed

What We’re Looking For :

Strong C++ and Python skills

Strong fundamentals in robotics, controls, navigation, localization, mapping, and state estimation

Experience with ROS/ROS 2 and common robotics frameworks

Experience deploying software on real robotic systems

Experience integrating sensors, actuators, motor controllers, and embedded systems

Strong debugging skills across software and hardware

Comfortable working hands-on with robots and rapidly testing on physical systems

Able to lead work with minimal guidance in a fast-moving environment

Communicates clearly and concisely

From a top 20 global university

Nice to Have :

Mechatronics, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or robotics background

Experience with mobile manipulators or autonomous mobile robots

Experience with SLAM, motion planning, kinematics, dynamics, and trajectory optimization

Experience with CAN, EtherCAT, Jetson, and embedded systems

Experience deploying robots outside controlled lab environments

Familiarity with manipulation, imitation learning, VLA models, or robot learning

Low-ego collaborator who gives and receives kind, actionable feedback

Obsessed with thoughtful design; can point to a product that “sparks joy” and say why

Loves good food and has a strong opinion on the best burrito within 2 miles (we do team meals)

Someone with a chip on their shoulder who gets a thrill from proving doubters wrong

Low-ego collaborator who gives and receives kind, actionable feedback

Details :

Full time and internship (4-month minimum contract) options available

In person, M–F, 9–6.

Health benefits included, company holidays, team meals, sick leave, etc.

Preference given to candidates who can start immediately