Robotics Hardware Engineer for HERO Deployments

The University of Texas at Austin; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas at Austin is seeking a Robotics Hardware Engineer in the Department of Computer Science on UT's main campus. The role focuses on developing, integrating, maintaining, and deploying robots for HERO deployments and foundational research.

The successful candidate will assemble systems across mechanical, electrical, sensing, and software layers, own hardware platforms, document operations, and coordinate with the Robotics Software Engineer to ensure deployment readiness and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronics, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Two or more years of relevant professional, research, or field engineering experience involving robotic, autonomous, electromechanical, or similarly complex systems.
• Programming proficiency in Python and C++ or comparable languages used in robotics systems.
• Hands‑on experience integrating sensors, embedded computers, electrical components, communications hardware, and mechanical assemblies.

Responsibilities

• Center Robotic Platform Ownership and Standardization: Own the hardware and software integration, operational readiness, maintenance, and field deployment of mobile robotic platforms.
• Develop and maintain standardized platform configurations that can be replicated across HERO sites.
• Translate research and deployment needs into robot hardware, sensing, computing, communication, and integration requirements.
• Evaluate new robot platforms, sensors, compute systems, and other technologies and recommend upgrades as Center needs and the state of the art evolve.
• Coordinate with Center researchers and the Center Software Engineer to ensure platforms support the scientific goals of the Center.

Skills

Python

C++

ROS 2

Sensor integration

Embedded systems

Hardware debugging

Documentation

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

ROS 2

Job description

The University of Texas at Austin is seeking a Robotics Hardware Engineer in the Department of Computer Science on UT's main campus. The role focuses on developing, integrating, maintaining, and deploying robots for HERO deployments and foundational research.

The successful candidate will assemble systems across mechanical, electrical, sensing, and software layers, own hardware platforms, document operations, and coordinate with the Robotics Software Engineer to ensure deployment readiness and