Robotics Software Engineer – ROS2 & Perception for Industry

Pittsburgh Robotics Network; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

401(k) matching

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Mental health support

Professional development

Family planning assistance

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Gecko Robotics is building production-grade robotic manipulation systems that embed intelligent inspection directly into active manufacturing environments. In this role, you will architect and develop ROS2-based control, perception, and motion planning systems for 6-axis articulated manipulators operating in real-world industrial settings.

These robotic systems integrate a wide range of NDT methods and sensing and optimize inspection throughput, improve product quality, and enable better

Qualifications

• 5+ years of production robotics software development in C++ and/or Python.
• Strong experience with ROS2-based robotic systems.
• Experience with motion planning frameworks (MoveIt2).
• Experience integrating perception systems (vision, 3D sensors) into robotic workflows.
• Ability to work across software and hardware boundaries in industrial environments.

Responsibilities

• Architect and evolve ROS2-based control framework and planning systems for articulated manipulators.
• Develop perception-driven motion planning using visual and other sensor inputs.
• Design closed-loop inspect → analyze → rework workflows.
• Optimize robotic inspection throughput within active manufacturing lines.
• Own system-level integration between robot control stack, industrial hardware and Gecko’s inspection software.
• Support system deployment and validation in production environments.

Skills

5+ years in C++/Python

ROS2-based robotics

MoveIt2 experience

Perception integration

Software/hardware cross-boundary work

Tools

MoveIt

RoboDK

Roboguide

RobotStudio

Job description

Gecko Robotics is building production-grade robotic manipulation systems that embed intelligent inspection directly into active manufacturing environments. In this role, you will architect and develop ROS2-based control, perception, and motion planning systems for 6-axis articulated manipulators operating in real-world industrial settings.

These robotic systems integrate a wide range of NDT methods and sensing and optimize inspection throughput, improve product quality, and enable better