Senior Robot Platform Engineer - Real-Time Systems

Persona AI; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Performance-based bonus

Employer-covered medical benefits

Equity

Paid time off (PTO)

Winter break

Job summary

Persona AI is seeking a Staff Robot Platform Engineer to own the real-time control stack and robot API/SDK. You will drive the critical hardware abstraction layer and the messaging path across on-robot processes, enabling deterministic behavior from actuator level to whole-body coordination.

Requirements include 8+ years in systems/embedded/real-time software, strong C++ fluency, EtherCAT experience, and a track record of clean hardware interfaces.

Job description

Persona AI is seeking a Staff Robot Platform Engineer to own the real-time control stack and robot API/SDK. You will drive the critical hardware abstraction layer and the messaging path across on-robot processes, enabling deterministic behavior from actuator level to whole-body coordination.

Requirements include 8+ years in systems/embedded/real-time software, strong C++ fluency, EtherCAT experience, and a track record of clean hardware interfaces.