Senior Robotics Controls Engineer (Humanoid & Mobile)

Apptronik; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Apptronik is building humanoid robots to augment human life. As Staff Software Engineer – Humanoid Controls, you will lead the Motion Control & Planning team, shaping whole‑body control for wheeled and biped platforms.

You will translate state‑of‑the‑art methods into robust software, mentor engineers, and drive deployment of controllers on real hardware toward scalable production. This role requires deep robotics knowledge, real‑time software in C and Python, and a track record of delivering

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Robotics, CS, EE, ME, or related field.
• 8 years of relevant industry experience in robot controls and hardware integration.

Responsibilities

• Improve overall controls stack quality: architecture, algorithms, testing, maintainability.
• Advance whole-body control across wheeled-base and biped platforms.
• Collaborate with hardware, systems, and RL teams to deploy controllers on real hardware.
• Mentor engineers and drive best practices in control software.

Skills

Deep robotics fundamentals

Whole-body control

Learning-based control

Robot control breadth

Real-time software

Production-grade controllers

Safety-critical software

Education

MS or PhD in Robotics, CS, EE, ME, or related field

Tools

C (real-time)

Python

Job description

Apptronik is building humanoid robots to augment human life. As Staff Software Engineer – Humanoid Controls, you will lead the Motion Control & Planning team, shaping whole‑body control for wheeled and biped platforms.

You will translate state‑of‑the‑art methods into robust software, mentor engineers, and drive deployment of controllers on real hardware toward scalable production. This role requires deep robotics knowledge, real‑time software in C and Python, and a track record of delivering