Senior Robotics Autonomy Engineer - Real‑World Deployments

Azalea Robotics; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Azalea Robotics is seeking a Senior Robotics Engineer to own core autonomy software end to end for ARC 1 systems, from localization and mapping to trajectory generation, planning, and control of our robotic platforms.

You will translate algorithms from concept to deployed hardware, work with perception, applications, and hardware teams, mentor junior engineers, and help field teams during deployments and calibrations.

Qualifications

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent hands-on engineering experience).
• 5+ years of industry experience in robotics, shipping production autonomy software on deployed platforms (AVs, AMRs, AGVs, or robotic manipulators).
• Expert-level Modern C++ (14/17/20), including memory management, multi-threading, and deterministic real-time systems.
• Strong Python skills for rapid prototyping, data analysis, and tool development.
• Deep understanding of 3D geometry, linear algebra, and coordinate transformations (quaternions, SE(3)).
• Demonstrated depth in state estimation, motion planning, or controls with breadth across others.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain core autonomy software across the stack: localization, mapping, and steering for our mobile bases, and trajectory generation, path planning, and control for our robotic platforms
• Design and implement real-time trajectory optimization and model predictive control strategies, and lead robust adaptive control systems
• Develop novel motion planning algorithms (sampling-based and optimization-based) for complex high-DOF robotic systems
• Test software directly on real hardware, closing the loop between algorithm development and on-robot performance
• Create and maintain simulation environments for testing and validating autonomy algorithms
• Integrate autonomy software into the Azalea software stack, collaborating with perception, applications, and hardware teams
• Debug and resolve issues spanning software, sensor behavior, and platform-level interactions on live systems
• Evaluate and incorporate advances in SLAM, visual-inertial odometry, sensor fusion, motion planning, optimization, and control theory
• Contribute to architectural decisions about sensor selection, compute, and software design for current and future platforms
• Mentor and guide junior team members on autonomy, planning, and controls projects
• Support deployment and field teams during pre-shipment testing or at customer sites

Skills

Extensive robotics experience

C++ expert (Modern C++14/17/20)

Python proficiency

3D geometry / linear algebra

State estimation / SLAM

Motion planning / MPC

Education

Master's or PhD in Robotics / CS / EE or related field

Tools

ROS / middleware

Job description

Azalea Robotics is seeking a Senior Robotics Engineer to own core autonomy software end to end for ARC 1 systems, from localization and mapping to trajectory generation, planning, and control of our robotic platforms.

You will translate algorithms from concept to deployed hardware, work with perception, applications, and hardware teams, mentor junior engineers, and help field teams during deployments and calibrations.