Robotics Hardware Integration Engineer (Production-Ready)

Slip Robotics; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity

Comprehensive health benefits

Permissive time off policy

Direct impact on products

Job summary

A robotic systems company based in Atlanta is looking for a Robotics Hardware Integration Engineer. This role focuses on integrating hardware and software systems, ensuring reliable real-world motion of robots. Responsibilities include developing drivers for sensors and actuators, collaborating on hardware design, and managing system health. Ideal candidates will have strong C++ and Python skills and over 5 years of experience in robotics or automation. Benefits include competitive salary, equity, and comprehensive health coverage.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in hardware-software integration for robotic systems.
• Strong proficiency in C++ and Python on Linux platforms.
• Hands-on experience writing and maintaining device drivers and sensor interfaces.
• Experience with communication protocols: CAN, EtherCAT, I2C, SPI.
• Experience with AWS IoT Core, Greengrass, or similar edge-cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain drivers for sensors and actuators on Linux-based robot platforms.
• Own the communication layer between onboard compute and hardware subsystems.
• Design and implement hardware abstraction layers for upstream software teams.
• Integrate new sensors and hardware components as the robot platform evolves.
• Monitor and manage robot system health: power, thermals, and diagnostics.

Skills

C++

Python

Hardware-software integration

Communication protocols (CAN, EtherCAT, I2C)

AWS IoT Core

Device drivers development

Debugging hardware issues

Collaboration across teams

Tools

Linux

ROS or ROS 2

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Protocol analyzers

Job description

A robotic systems company based in Atlanta is looking for a Robotics Hardware Integration Engineer. This role focuses on integrating hardware and software systems, ensuring reliable real-world motion of robots. Responsibilities include developing drivers for sensors and actuators, collaborating on hardware design, and managing system health. Ideal candidates will have strong C++ and Python skills and over 5 years of experience in robotics or automation. Benefits include competitive salary, equity, and comprehensive health coverage.