Senior Robotics Controls Engineer - Hexapod Locomotion

GRAM; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Generous equity

Relocation bonus

Job summary

GRAM is seeking a Software Controls Engineer, Locomotion to own the locomotion stack for a hexapod robot designed to climb steel infrastructure. The role requires hardware deployment experience, strong C++ and Python skills, and familiarity with ROS 2 and related frameworks.

You will shape architecture and drive rapid iteration on a ground-floor team. The position is on-site in Palo Alto, with relocation bonus and generous equity available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in robotics, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or related field.
• Demonstrated ownership of architecture and technical direction for a deployed manipulation system spanning planning, sensing, control, monitoring, and recovery.
• Strong C++ and Python skills, including experience with robotics frameworks such as ROS 2, Drake, MoveIt, Pinocchio, or equivalent internal stack.

Responsibilities

• Getting the robot walking reliably and integrating magnetic adhesion for vertical/near-vertical traversal on steel lattice structures.
• Building perception-conditioned path planning and foothold selection for varied lattice geometries.
• Reviewing and rebuilding existing control software with solid software development practices.

Skills

C++

Python

Hardware deployment

Leadership

Robotics mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in robotics, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or related field

Tools

ROS 2

MuJoCo

MuJoCo MPC

Drake

Pinocchio

OCS2

Crocoddyl

MoveIt

Job description

GRAM is seeking a Software Controls Engineer, Locomotion to own the locomotion stack for a hexapod robot designed to climb steel infrastructure. The role requires hardware deployment experience, strong C++ and Python skills, and familiarity with ROS 2 and related frameworks.

You will shape architecture and drive rapid iteration on a ground-floor team. The position is on-site in Palo Alto, with relocation bonus and generous equity available.