Senior Robotics Manipulation Engineer

Maxwell Bond; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Maxwell Bond is seeking a Senior Software Engineer specializing in robotic manipulation to advance AI-powered robotic systems across e-commerce, retail, and logistics. You will design, develop, and deploy robust software enabling robots to interact with real environments and perform complex tasks.

You will lead development in motion planning, kinematics, and control strategies, while collaborating with hardware and product teams to integrate capabilities into broader robotic systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Robotics, Computer Science, or related field.
• 4+ years of professional software development in production.
• Strong Python programming skills.
• Experience with motion planning, robotics kinematics, and environment representation.
• Experience with RESTful APIs, gRPC, and clients.
• Familiar with system design principles and testing.
• Ability to work independently and communicate clearly.
• Experience with Git, Jira, and automated testing including hardware-in-the-loop.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robotic manipulation software in production.
• Advance motion planning, kinematics, control strategies, and motion execution.
• Extend simulations to test and optimize capabilities.
• Collaborate with hardware, product, and software teams to integrate robotics into systems.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers.
• Communicate priorities, progress, and challenges clearly.

Skills

Python

RESTful APIs

gRPC

Git

Jira

Unit testing

Asynchronous programming

Motion planning

C++

MongoDB

Multi-arm coordination

Robotics software

Education

Bachelor's degree in Robotics or CS

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

ROS/ROS 2

Linux

Job description

Maxwell Bond is seeking a Senior Software Engineer specializing in robotic manipulation to advance AI-powered robotic systems across e-commerce, retail, and logistics. You will design, develop, and deploy robust software enabling robots to interact with real environments and perform complex tasks.

You will lead development in motion planning, kinematics, and control strategies, while collaborating with hardware and product teams to integrate capabilities into broader robotic systems.