Robotics Hardware Integrator - Production & Equity

Slip Robotics; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Time off

Small team impact

Job summary

Slip Robotics in Atlanta is seeking a Robotics Hardware Integration Engineer to own the interface between software and hardware on our robot platforms. You will implement sensor drivers, motor controllers, and embedded interfaces that translate software commands into real-world motion.

This role sits at the intersection of firmware and software, requiring hands-on experience with sensor integration, Linux drivers, and CAN bus traces.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional hardware-software integration in robotics or industrial automation.
• Proficient in C++ and Python on Linux.
• Hands-on experience writing device drivers and sensor interfaces for real robot hardware.
• Familiar with CAN, EtherCAT, RS-232/485, I2C, SPI.
• Experience with ROS or ROS 2 for hardware interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain drivers for sensors (LiDAR, cameras, IMUs, encoders) and actuators on Linux-based robot platforms.
• Own the communication layer between onboard compute and hardware subsystems (CAN bus, EtherCAT, serial, I2C/SPI).
• Design and implement hardware abstraction layers with clean interfaces for upstream software teams.
• Integrate new sensors and hardware components including bring-up, calibration, and validation.
• Monitor and manage robot system health: power, thermals, diagnostics, fault handling.
• Collaborate with mechanical and electrical engineers on hardware design reviews.

Skills

C++

Python

Linux

CAN bus

ROS 2

Device drivers

HW/SW integration

Tools

AWS IoT Greengrass

EtherCAT

I2C/SPI

Job description

Slip Robotics in Atlanta is seeking a Robotics Hardware Integration Engineer to own the interface between software and hardware on our robot platforms. You will implement sensor drivers, motor controllers, and embedded interfaces that translate software commands into real-world motion.

This role sits at the intersection of firmware and software, requiring hands-on experience with sensor integration, Linux drivers, and CAN bus traces.