Robotics Software Engineer: Manipulation & Planning

Berkshire Grey; Bedford (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Berkshire Grey is seeking an experienced robotics software engineer to advance learning-based approaches for robot manipulation and perception in real-world applications. You will work on combining learned policies with planning, creating training pipelines, and prototyping for product teams.

The role emphasizes fast iteration, collaboration with research partners, and mentorship of junior engineers while delivering reliable performance under uncertainty.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Robotics, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Computer Science or a closely related field.
• 4+ years of experience in software development with a focus on robotics manipulation or related areas.
• Strong development expertise in Python and C++
• Experience with major deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch
• Experience with data science tools & libraries like NumPy, Pandas, SciPy, Matplotlib, Scikit-learn
• Experience in working with ROS or ROS2
• Demonstrated experience training and adapting of existing machine learning architectures for robot learning, to solve tasks in domains such as manipulation, locomotion, or navigation
• Demonstrated ability to: Develop on and troubleshoot real robotic systems; Determine and communicate justification of technical priorities; Rapidly prototype and iterate on solutions to challenging problems; Work independently on a variety of projects; Work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities; Mentor junior engineers
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, capable of explaining complex ideas clearly and concisely to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Provide technical leadership on key projects

Responsibilities

• Develop learning methods for spatial reasoning, sequential decision-making, and robotic manipulation.
• Combine learned policies and predictive models with planning and optimization to solve physically constrained tasks.
• Design training and evaluation workflows that measure task success, robustness, and execution efficiency.
• Quickly prototype solutions, creating demos for stakeholders and visitors.
• Serve as subject matter for transitioning prototypes to product teams.
• Identify high impact areas for improvements of our robotic systems to solve real problems.
• Utilize and extend simulation software environments to develop and test manipulation behaviors.
• Stay abreast of the latest advancements in robotics and related fields, evaluating applicability to our challenges.
• Collaborate with external research partners to find solutions for BG's problem space.
• Assist with mentorship of more junior engineers or interns.
• Communicate technical priorities and status.

Skills

Robotics manipulation

Python

C++

PyTorch

ROS/ROS2

Communication

Education

Master's degree in Robotics / ML / CS

PhD in Robotics / ML / CS (preferred)

Tools

NumPy

Pandas

SciPy

Matplotlib

Scikit-learn

Docker

Job description

Berkshire Grey is seeking an experienced robotics software engineer to advance learning-based approaches for robot manipulation and perception in real-world applications. You will work on combining learned policies with planning, creating training pipelines, and prototyping for product teams.

The role emphasizes fast iteration, collaboration with research partners, and mentorship of junior engineers while delivering reliable performance under uncertainty.