Robotics Software Engineer: Systems & Perception (On-Site)

Hidonix Industries; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO: Flexible

Job summary

Hidonix Industries in Santa Monica, CA is hiring a Robotics Software Engineer (Systems & Perception) to lead the integration of high-level perception and low-level control systems on autonomous platforms within the R&D Hardware Team.

You will own the architectural integrity of perception-to-control software, including ROS2 transitions and real-time sensor fusion pipelines, for future robot platforms, with on-site work and a 90k-100k annual salary.

Qualifications

• Expert-level programming in C, C++, and Python; able to switch from driver development to scripting.
• Professional experience with ROS/ROS2 and hardware communication protocols (CAN, UART, SPI, I2C).
• Hands-on CV experience with OpenCV or similar frameworks.
• Strong networking fundamentals including RTP/UDP/TCP and H.265/H.264 for remote operation.
• Experience interfacing MCUs (FreeRTOS or bare-metal) with NVIDIA Jetson compute modules.

Responsibilities

• System Architecture & ROS2 Migration: Lead the architectural transition from prototypes to production-ready ROS2.
• Perception Stack Development: Design sensor-fusion pipelines (LiDAR, Stereo Vision, Ultrasonics, IMUs) for real-time spatial awareness.
• Low-Latency Telemetry: Engineer high-bandwidth data transmission between edge nodes and remote servers over Wi-Fi/LTE.
• Embedded Control & MCU Implementation: Develop firmware for MCUs to enable precise motor control and sensor acquisition.
• Deployment & Lifecycle Management: Manage software on Linux-based edge modules for stable deployments.

Skills

C/C++

Python

ROS/ROS2

OpenCV

Networking

MCUs

Embedded systems

Tools

ROS/ROS2

OpenCV

Docker/Balena

Job description

Hidonix Industries in Santa Monica, CA is hiring a Robotics Software Engineer (Systems & Perception) to lead the integration of high-level perception and low-level control systems on autonomous platforms within the R&D Hardware Team.

You will own the architectural integrity of perception-to-control software, including ROS2 transitions and real-time sensor fusion pipelines, for future robot platforms, with on-site work and a 90k-100k annual salary.