Robotics Software Engineer: Real-Time ML to Motion (Hybrid)

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC; Wilmington (MA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Flexible PTO

401(k) with employer contribution

Parental Leave

Company events

Job summary

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC in Wilmington, MA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer focused on robotics and physical AI integration to own the software bridge between ML models and real hardware. You will design and implement software connecting ML inferences to motion controllers, servos, actuators, I/O, and robot controllers, with emphasis on real‑time performance.

The role requires hands‑on development with ROS 2, fieldbus integration, and embedded interfaces, collaborating with ML,

Qualifications

• 5+ years in systems or robotics software engineering shipping software that controls physical hardware in production.
• Proficient in C and C++, with Python for tooling, scripting, and test automation.
• Hands‑on ROS or ROS 2, including nodes, services, actions, launch systems, parameters, tf2, and hardware interfaces.
• Experience integrating industrial robot controllers from FANUC, KUKA, ABB, Universal Robots, or Yaskawa/Motoman.
• Production experience with at least one industrial fieldbus protocol such as EtherCAT, CANopen, Modbus, or Profinet.
• Experience with embedded interfaces including SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, and GPIO, plus signal‑level debugging.
• Experience with real‑time Linux or an RTOS and an understanding of latency, scheduling, jitter, and determinism.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement software connecting ML inference outputs to motion controllers, servo drives, actuators, industrial I/O, and robot controllers.
• Develop ROS 2 nodes, hardware abstraction layers, device drivers, and industrial communication stacks.
• Build real‑time and near‑real‑time control loops on Linux and RTOS targets while managing latency and determinism requirements.
• Integrate machine vision and camera systems, including acquisition pipelines, calibration, and downstream control logic.
• Create hardware‑in‑the‑loop and integration test infrastructure and troubleshoot issues across software, firmware, hardware, and system interfaces.

Skills

C and C++

Python tooling

ROS/ROS 2

Industrial fieldbus

Embedded interfaces

RTOS/real-time Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Electrical Engineering / Robotics / Mechatronics

Tools

OpenCV

Gazebo

NVIDIA Isaac Sim

TensorRT

Job description

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC in Wilmington, MA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer focused on robotics and physical AI integration to own the software bridge between ML models and real hardware. You will design and implement software connecting ML inferences to motion controllers, servos, actuators, I/O, and robot controllers, with emphasis on real‑time performance.

The role requires hands‑on development with ROS 2, fieldbus integration, and embedded interfaces, collaborating with ML,