Robotics Systems Engineer: Triage & Reliability

Weave Robotics, Inc.; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Weave Robotics, Inc. in San Francisco, CA, is seeking a Robotics Systems Engineer focused on triage to diagnose and fix failures across the robot stack.

You will collaborate with mechanical, electrical, embedded, and software teams to reproduce issues, validate fixes, and improve robustness of future robots. This role demands a systems mindset, hands-on robotics experience, and strong debugging skills with Python and C++ tooling.

Qualifications

• Hands-on robotics experience across complex electromechanical systems.
• Ability to reason across mechanical, electrical, firmware and software domains.
• Strong debugging skills with diagnostic tools and software instrumentation.
• Collaborative approach across multiple engineering disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Investigate and triage failures across mechanical, electrical, firmware, and software systems to quickly restore reliable robot operation.
• Test and evaluate complete robotic systems, including perception, actuation, and embedded hardware, to identify and isolate system-level issues.
• Use logs, instrumentation, and hardware diagnostic tools to root-cause complex failures spanning sensors, actuators, embedded firmware, networking, and application software.
• Build and maintain internal tooling, drivers, and automation in Python and C++ that improve debugging, testing, and system visibility, partnering with teammates responsible for integration.
• Identify recurring failure modes and partner with engineering teams (mechanical, electrical, firmware, and software) to implement fixes that improve future builds’ robustness, reliability, and serviceability.
• Develop and refine processes for robot issue diagnostics and resolution for more efficient development and production.

Skills

Robotics experience

Systems thinking

Collaboration

Debugging mindset

Cross-disciplinary communication

Tools

Python

C++

Job description

Weave Robotics, Inc. in San Francisco, CA, is seeking a Robotics Systems Engineer focused on triage to diagnose and fix failures across the robot stack.

You will collaborate with mechanical, electrical, embedded, and software teams to reproduce issues, validate fixes, and improve robustness of future robots. This role demands a systems mindset, hands-on robotics experience, and strong debugging skills with Python and C++ tooling.