Robotics Engineer — Microfactories & AI Systems

Molg; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Molg in Sterling, VA is seeking a Robotics Engineer to join a hands-on team building robotic systems for circular electronics manufacturing. You will work on core technologies in robotics, assembly intelligence, computer vision, and microfactories, delivering robust software for real hardware.

Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and software engineers on tooling, vision, and control systems, and contribute to production-grade software used on physical robots in a fast-paced startup

Qualifications

• 3+ years of industry experience developing automated solutions using 6 DOF robots.
• 3+ years of experience in Python3 or C++.
• Proficiency with ROS, ROS2, or another robot-oriented software framework.
• Proficiency with unix/linux systems, shell software (sh, bash, zsh), git, containerization, CI/CD, automation, OOP.
• Excellent understanding of core robotics principles including homogeneous transformations, forward and inverse kinematics, closed-loop control, path and motion planning, localization.
• Demonstrable experience using physical robot systems from industry leading manufacturers, such as ABB, FANUC, or KUKA.
• Proven experience taking robotics software from proof-of-concept to production; implementing features vertically through the stack and hardening them for the real world with observability, robust error handling, and graceful failure recovery.
• Experience integrating software with robotic hardware, controllers, and higher-level task-planning systems, and validating it on physical robots, not only in simulation.
• A track record of diagnosing and improving robot behavior using live-cell data, logs, and telemetry, closing the loop between what the simulation predicted and what the hardware actually did.
• Skilled at partnering with mechanical and systems engineers to make software resilient to real-world tolerances, mechanical compliance, and part-to-part variability.
• Able to communicate effectively and efficiently both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work in-person at Molg HQ in Sterling, VA.

Responsibilities

• Delivering high-quality, testable code for built/integrated robotic hardware (i.e. microfactories).
• Building core CAD to robotic motion and grasp planning workflow software.
• Developing and expanding advance simulation and motion planning capabilities.
• Collaborating with mechanical, electrical, and software engineers on tooling, fixturing, vision systems, and control systems.

Skills

3+ years of industry experience with 6

3+ years of Python3 or C++

ROS/ROS2 or robot framework

Unix/Linux systems

Shell scripting (sh/bash/zsh)

Git

Containerization

CI/CD

OOP

Robotics principles (kinematics, path/

Experience with ABB/FANUC/KUKA

Production-grade software

Hardware-software integration

Telemetry/logs analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Effective communication

On-site in Sterling, VA

Tools

ROS/ROS2

Unix/Linux

Shell scripting

Git

Containerization

CI/CD

Job description

Molg in Sterling, VA is seeking a Robotics Engineer to join a hands-on team building robotic systems for circular electronics manufacturing. You will work on core technologies in robotics, assembly intelligence, computer vision, and microfactories, delivering robust software for real hardware.

Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and software engineers on tooling, vision, and control systems, and contribute to production-grade software used on physical robots in a fast-paced startup