Robotics Software Engineer — Real-Time Control & Vision

HIKINEX; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

HIKINEX in San Francisco is seeking a software engineer to join a small, highly technical robotics team building intelligent automation systems for industrial manufacturing. You will design and implement software for robotic systems, integrating perception, motion planning, and real-time control, and validate through simulation and field tests.

Join a fast-paced team where you own features, contribute to architecture, and work closely with hardware and controls engineers to deliver integrated

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, robotics, EE, or related technical field.
• Strong Python software development experience.
• Kinematics
• Dynamics
• Control theory
• State estimation
• Git, testing, and debugging.
• Excellent problem-solving in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust software for industrial robotic systems.
• Build and optimize motion planning, trajectory generation, and real-time control algorithms.
• Develop vision-based robotic applications by integrating cameras and other sensors.
• Improve system performance, reliability, and scalability across embedded and cloud-based environments.
• Write clean, modular, well-tested code following software engineering best practices.
• Perform simulation, testing, and real-world validation of robotic systems.
• Collaborate closely with software, hardware, and controls engineers to deliver integrated robotic solutions.
• Contribute to system architecture and technical design decisions.

Skills

Python

Git

Debugging

Problem solving

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Robotics/EE/Mechanical

Master's degree in Robotics/CS/related field

Tools

ROS

Job description

HIKINEX in San Francisco is seeking a software engineer to join a small, highly technical robotics team building intelligent automation systems for industrial manufacturing. You will design and implement software for robotic systems, integrating perception, motion planning, and real-time control, and validate through simulation and field tests.

Join a fast-paced team where you own features, contribute to architecture, and work closely with hardware and controls engineers to deliver integrated