Robotics Engineer: Scale-Ready Perception & Control

Christian & Timbers; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

High-impact ownership

Growth opportunities

Collaboration with senior engineers

Job summary

Christian & Timbers is seeking a Senior Robotics Engineer to design, develop, and deploy robotic systems integrating perception, planning, and control. This role involves collaboration across software, hardware, and AI teams to ensure system performance and readiness.

The ideal candidate has over 6 years of experience and strong proficiency in C++ and Python. This position offers the chance to work on meaningful Physical AI systems and advanced technologies.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in robotics or autonomous systems.
• Strong foundation in kinematics, dynamics, control, and state estimation.
• Hands-on experience deploying robotic systems on physical hardware.
• Proficiency in C++ and Python for real-time and systems-level development.
• Experience with ROS or comparable robotics frameworks.
• Exposure to learning-based robotics or reinforcement learning is valued.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement robotic subsystems across perception, localization, planning, and control.
• Develop real-time software for autonomous robots in complex environments.
• Integrate sensors, actuators, and compute into reliable robotic platforms.
• Own system performance across latency, safety, robustness, and scalability.

Skills

Robotics fundamentals

Real-time software development in C++

Real-time software development in Python

Systems integration

Hands-on experience with robotic systems

Working knowledge of ROS

Job description

Christian & Timbers is seeking a Senior Robotics Engineer to design, develop, and deploy robotic systems integrating perception, planning, and control. This role involves collaboration across software, hardware, and AI teams to ensure system performance and readiness.

The ideal candidate has over 6 years of experience and strong proficiency in C++ and Python. This position offers the chance to work on meaningful Physical AI systems and advanced technologies.