Robotics Software Engineer II — Embedded & Motion Control

Rocket Lab; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Stock options

Premium medical plans

Dental & Vision coverage

Paid time off & holidays

401(k) retirement with company match

Stock discounts on merch

Job summary

Rocket Lab in Pasadena, CA is seeking a Software Engineer II - Robotics to design and implement software for robotic platforms, motion-control, and sensing systems on onsite production teams. You will collaborate with mechanical, electrical, controls, and manufacturing teams to turn robotics concepts into reliable hardware-enabled software.

The ideal candidate has hands-on robotics software experience, strong fundamentals, and proficiency in C++/Python in Linux environments.

Qualifications

• Hands-on software engineer with robotics or hardware-integrated experience.
• Strong fundamentals in software engineering and real-time systems.
• Proficiency in C++ and Python, with Linux experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain software for robotic systems, embedded interfaces, control applications, test systems, and operator-facing tools.
• Implement software for robotic platforms, motion-control systems, sensing systems, machine interfaces, production support tools, and hardware test environments.
• Support software development from concept through implementation, simulation, hardware bring-up, integration, test, deployment, troubleshooting, and production support.
• Partner with mechanical, electrical, controls, systems, manufacturing, test, and quality teams to define requirements, interfaces, verification approaches, and release criteria.
• Integrate software with motors, actuators, encoders, sensors, motion controllers, embedded systems, machine vision systems, industrial networks, and robotic equipment.
• Troubleshoot issues across software, controls, electrical hardware, sensors, actuators, networks, robotic hardware, and production equipment.
• Support software quality through code reviews, version control, CI/CD, automated testing, documentation, release practices, and production support practices.
• Communicate software status, technical risks, trade studies, test results, and implementation plans to technical and cross-functional stakeholders.

Skills

C++

Python

ROS/ROS 2

Embedded systems

Linux

Git

Education

Bachelor0s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronics, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Linux environments

Job description

Rocket Lab in Pasadena, CA is seeking a Software Engineer II - Robotics to design and implement software for robotic platforms, motion-control, and sensing systems on onsite production teams. You will collaborate with mechanical, electrical, controls, and manufacturing teams to turn robotics concepts into reliable hardware-enabled software.

The ideal candidate has hands-on robotics software experience, strong fundamentals, and proficiency in C++/Python in Linux environments.