Robotics Software - Planning & Controls Engineer

Gritt Robotics Inc; Kentucky; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Gritt Robotics Inc is seeking an experienced Planning & Controls Engineer to focus on robotics applications and develop innovative AI capabilities for their systems. You'll engage in addressing challenging problems in manipulation and navigation within dynamic outdoor environments.

As a key team member, your experience in developing planning/control systems and proficiency in C++ and Python will be essential. The position is based in Kentucky and entails significant collaboration with diverse teams, emphasizing real-world solution development.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on experience developing planning/control solutions for robotics applications.
• Experience with trajectory generation, optimization, and control.
• Proficient in C++ and comfortable with Python.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy state-of-the-art planning and control techniques.
• Drive technical approaches focused on real-world deployments.
• Collaborate with other teams in the company.

Skills

C++

Python

Planning and control solutions

Robotic simulation infrastructure

Problem-solving skills

Education

M.S/Ph.D. in robotics, vision, computer science, mechanical or electrical engineering

Tools

Isaac Sim

Gazebo

Job description

Gritt is developing physical AI to automate the construction of large-scale infrastructure around the globe. Gritt’s systems are already deployed commercially in difficult outdoor environments, and are helping to build critical energy infrastructure. The founding team comprises experts in robotics and AI from Carnegie Mellon, Stanford and MIT. Gritt is a Series A company backed by marquee VCs.

Role: Robotics Software – Planning & Controls

Location: SF Bay Area (in-person)

About the role

We’re looking for an experienced Planning & Controls Engineer to join our team. As an early member, you will play a pivotal role in building and shaping the AI capabilities of our robots. You will work on challenging planning/control problems around manipulation and navigation in dynamic outdoor environments. You’ll need to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment where you’ll wear multiple hats and have a direct impact on our product’s evolution. Ideally, you have a proven track record of developing and deploying planning/control systems in production, and you’re passionate about pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in robotics with AI.

What you’ll get to work on

• Develop and deploy state-of-the-art planning and control techniques for challenging manipulation and navigation problems.
• Help drive our technical approach, with particular focus on real‑world deployments.
• Research and develop techniques around generating real‑time, safe, efficient trajectories for multiple embodiments like robot manipulators and mobile robots.
• Develop scalable planning representations for classical and learned techniques.
• Leverage GPUs to generate and evaluate trajectories at scale.
• Enable real‑time, closed‑loop control leveraging classical algorithms and ML.
• Develop simulation techniques and metrics to benchmark and evaluate performance.
• Collaborate with other teams in the company.

What we look for

• M.S/Ph.D. degree in robotics, vision, computer science, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering or other engineering disciplines (or equivalent experience).
• 4+ years of hands‑on experience developing planning/control solutions for robotics applications like manipulation and navigation.
• Experience working on one or more of trajectory generation, optimization, sampling, cost/reward shaping and control.
• Experience working with robotics simulation infrastructure (e.g. Isaac Sim, Gazebo).
• Proficient with C++ and comfortable with Python.
• Should be comfortable taking ownership of tasks with light supervision.
• Must have excellent problem‑solving skills.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States.