Robotics Software Engineer - ROS 2 & Multi-Site Deployments

University of Texas

United States

On-site

USD 120,000 - 150,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

The University of Texas at Austin invites applications for a Robotics Software Engineer to develop, integrate, and deploy a shared robotics software stack for HERO deployments. You will work across research and engineering teams to translate evolving research software into robust, deployable systems, with emphasis on reliability and scalable interfaces.

You will own software infrastructure, establish engineering best practices, and collaborate with the Robotics Hardware Engineer to coordinate

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or related field.
Two+ years of professional or research software engineering experience in robotic, autonomous, distributed, or complex systems.
Strong proficiency in C++ and Python.
Linux-based systems experience and debugging OS, process, networking, and software interfaces.
Experience with ROS 2 or similar middleware.
Ability to design, integrate, test, and debug complex software spanning multiple processes.

Responsibilities

Own the architecture and maintenance of the Center's common robotics software stack.
Develop and maintain standardized interfaces across multiple robot platforms.
Create abstractions for robot capabilities, sensing, data collection, and monitoring.
Evaluate new robotics software frameworks and recommend adoption.
Coordinate with researchers and hardware engineer for deployment readiness.
Develop ROS 2 packages and integration with research components.
Diagnose and resolve complex software failures across components.
Design architectures that evolve experimental components while keeping stable interfaces.