Senior Robotics Embedded Software Engineer

Schaeffler; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Life insurance

401k with company match

Regular employee appreciation and会社

Job summary

Schaeffler in Troy, MI seeks a Sr. Embedded Software Developer for humanoid robotics. You will own design, architecture, and delivery of actuator control software for humanoid robots across position, torque, impedance, and hybrid modes.

The role blends embedded systems, robotics, and AI to shape technical direction. You will mentor engineers, participate in design reviews, and help establish best practices while advancing system performance.

Qualifications

• BS in CS/Engineering or closely related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 5+ years in real-time control software for robotics or embedded systems.
• Deep expertise in control systems and embedded software.
• Strong C and Python coding skills with clean, maintainable code.
• Experience with robotics concepts and system integration.

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, and optimize real-time control algorithms for humanoid actuators across position, torque, impedance, and hybrid modes.
• Design and implement embedded and high-level software for actuator control loops, state estimation, safety monitoring, and fault handling.
• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and systems engineers to integrate new actuator capabilities into the humanoid platform.
• Lead system identification, parameter estimation, and correlation activities between hardware and digital models; establish metrics for model fidelity.
• Define and execute testing, debugging, and performance analysis strategies on hardware and simulation platforms.
• Mentor junior engineers, participate in and lead design reviews and code reviews, and promote software engineering best practices.
• Influence technical roadmap decisions and contribute to long-term architecture for actuator controls and tooling.
• Stay current with advances in robot control, simulation, and reinforcement learning; evaluate relevant techniques.

Skills

C programming

Python

Real-time control

Embedded software

Robotics

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's or PhD preferred

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

MuJoCo

Gazebo

Git

Isaac Sim

Job description

Schaeffler in Troy, MI seeks a Sr. Embedded Software Developer for humanoid robotics. You will own design, architecture, and delivery of actuator control software for humanoid robots across position, torque, impedance, and hybrid modes.

The role blends embedded systems, robotics, and AI to shape technical direction. You will mentor engineers, participate in design reviews, and help establish best practices while advancing system performance.