Senior Robotics Autonomy Engineer — Perception & Planning

Komatsu America Corp.; Warrendale (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Komatsu America Corp. is seeking an experienced robotics software engineer to advance automation and autonomy for underground machines.

You will develop perception, mapping, localization, and path planning software, and guide a team through design, implementation, and testing. The role requires strong C++ on Linux, ROS2 experience, and leadership to mentor junior engineers while integrating diverse sensors and hardware interfaces.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a robotics-related field or extensive equivalent industry experience.
• Proven track record designing and sustaining high‑reliability robotics software in production.
• Expert C++ development on Linux with scalable architectures.

Responsibilities

• Develop machine automation and autonomy software for perception, mapping, localization, and path planning.
• Lead software development activities across requirements, design, implementation, testing, and release.
• Design interfaces to integrate sensors and COTS hardware; mentor junior engineers.
• Collaborate across software, controls, embedded, hardware, and product teams.

Skills

C++

Linux

ROS2

Machine learning

Sensor fusion

Robotics software

Python

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD in Robotics or related field

Experience in Robotics/Autonomous Systems

Tools

Git

CUDA

Unreal Engine

MATLAB

Job description

Komatsu America Corp. is seeking an experienced robotics software engineer to advance automation and autonomy for underground machines.

You will develop perception, mapping, localization, and path planning software, and guide a team through design, implementation, and testing. The role requires strong C++ on Linux, ROS2 experience, and leadership to mentor junior engineers while integrating diverse sensors and hardware interfaces.