Senior Robotics Engineer — Real-World Automation & Planning

Kelly Services; Woburn (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

PTO

401k

Job summary

Motion Recruitment Partners in the United States is seeking a robotics engineer to advance automated robotic systems using ROS2 and MoveIt. You will model kinematics, develop motion planning, and ensure tight hardware integration for real-time performance.

The role emphasizes hands-on development, simulation-based validation, and collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver robust robotic solutions.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with motion planning algorithms such as RRT/RRT*, PRM and CHOMP.
• Strong familiarity with MoveIt and ROS2 in production environments.
• Proven ability to diagnose hardware-software integration and trajectory issues.
• Knowledge of collision avoidance, occupancy representations, and safe planning.
• Expertise in forward/inverse kinematics for various manipulators.
• Proficient in C++ and Python within ROS2 for real-time systems.
• Experience with robotics simulation environments for development and validation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine motion planning and kinematic models.
• Integrate hardware with real-time robotic software platforms.
• Design and implement collision avoidance and safety-focused planning.
• Collaborate across teams to validate robotic system performance.

Skills

Motion planning

MoveIt

ROS2

C++

Python

Kinematics

Hardware integration

Simulation

Collision avoidance

RRT/PRM/CHOMP

Education

Advanced degree in Robotics

Tools

MoveIt

ROS2

Job description

Motion Recruitment Partners in the United States is seeking a robotics engineer to advance automated robotic systems using ROS2 and MoveIt. You will model kinematics, develop motion planning, and ensure tight hardware integration for real-time performance.

The role emphasizes hands-on development, simulation-based validation, and collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver robust robotic solutions.