Senior Robotics Engineer: Manipulation & Autonomy

RoboForce; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options/equity

Health, dental, vision insurance

Visa sponsorship

Meals provided

Job summary

RoboForce seeks a Senior/Staff Robotics Engineer, Manipulation, to own the arm autonomy stack. You will architect algorithms that enable reaching, grasping, and manipulating objects safely, bridging high-level planning with low-level control for precise and compliant interaction.

You will lead advanced motion planning, interaction control, and teleoperation work, collaborating with teams in a demanding industrial setting. In-office presence is required five days a week in Milpitas, CA.

Qualifications

• PhD in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, CS, or related field; or MS + 4+ years of industry experience.
• Deep understanding of rigid body kinematics, dynamics, and 3D geometry; fluent in linear algebra.
• Production-grade real-time C++ (C++17/20); experience with libraries like Eigen, KDL, Pinocchio.
• Experience with motion planning libraries (OMPL/MoveIt/TrajOpt).
• Experience implementing PID, impedance control, or MPC on real hardware.
• Five days/week in-office collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Architect advanced motion planning and trajectory generation for high-DOF arm motion in dynamic environments.
• Develop low-level interaction control strategies (impedance/admittance) for safe physical interaction.
• Build the math engine for teleoperation and human-robot interface to translate operator inputs into safe robot motions.

Skills

Advanced Motion Planning

Impedance/Control

Real-time C++

Robot Kinematics

Planning Frameworks (OMPL/MoveIt)

Team Collaboration

Education

Ph.D. in Robotics

MS in related field with 4+ years experience

Tools

Eigen

KDL

Pinocchio

OMPL

MoveIt

Job description

RoboForce seeks a Senior/Staff Robotics Engineer, Manipulation, to own the arm autonomy stack. You will architect algorithms that enable reaching, grasping, and manipulating objects safely, bridging high-level planning with low-level control for precise and compliant interaction.

You will lead advanced motion planning, interaction control, and teleoperation work, collaborating with teams in a demanding industrial setting. In-office presence is required five days a week in Milpitas, CA.