Robotics Software Engineer: Build Reliable Multi-Robot Stack

University of Texas; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Human and Robot Co-Adaptation seeks a Robotics Software Engineer to build and deploy a common robotics software infrastructure for HERO deployments across multiple sites. You will own software stack architecture, integrate components, and ensure reliability in long-running robot operations.

You will work with researchers and the Center Robotics Hardware Engineer, develop ROS 2 packages, and implement testing, monitoring, and deployment pipelines to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related technical field.
• 2+ years of relevant software engineering in robotics.
• Strong C++ and Python proficiency.
• Experience with ROS 2.
• Ability to design, integrate, test, and debug complex software systems.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture, integration, and maintenance of the common robotics software stack.
• Develop interfaces and configurations for multiple robot platforms.
• Define abstractions for robot capabilities, sensing, data collection.
• Evaluate and adopt new robotics software frameworks.
• Coordinate with researchers and hardware engineer for deployment readiness.
• Develop ROS 2 packages and deployment tooling.
• Diagnose and resolve complex software failures across layers.
• Design architectures for evolving experimental components.
• Support AI/ML components running locally or remotely.

Skills

C++

Python

ROS 2

Linux

Debugging

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or related field

Tools

ROS 2

Linux

Git

Docker

Job description

The University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Human and Robot Co-Adaptation seeks a Robotics Software Engineer to build and deploy a common robotics software infrastructure for HERO deployments across multiple sites. You will own software stack architecture, integrate components, and ensure reliability in long-running robot operations.

You will work with researchers and the Center Robotics Hardware Engineer, develop ROS 2 packages, and implement testing, monitoring, and deployment pipelines to