Senior Robotics Motion & Planning Engineer

Entangled Future; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Monarch Quantum in San Diego, CA seeks a Senior Robotics Software Engineer to own critical motion planning and controls software across the stack, from kinematics to hardware interfaces. This full-time role calls for hands-on leadership in a fast-paced robotics startup environment.

You will collaborate with hardware and process engineers, implement validation suites, and contribute to a robust software stack with a focus on safety, reliability, and real‑world robotics deployment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years building robotics software, with a track record of owning motion planning or controls systems end to end.
• Strong background in modern C++ (17/20/23), with Python experience.
• Hands-on experience with robotics, motion control, or controls software driving real hardware.

Responsibilities

• Build motion and trajectory planning for robotic tasks, including planning for multiple robots.
• Develop kinematics, reachability, and motion planning; validate plans for collision‑free execution.
• Contribute to the driver layer connecting to robot hardware and real‑time control interfaces.
• Support learning‑based methods and simulation, including sim‑to‑real training.
• Refine the robotics software stack (behaviors, motion planning, world modeling, device control).
• Write unit tests and validation suites to ensure reliability and safety.
• Collaborate with hardware/process engineers to validate planning on real hardware.
• Participate in code reviews and promote strong coding practices.
• Maintain clear documentation for planning algorithms and interfaces.

Skills

C++ (17/20/23)

Python

Robotics software

Motion planning

Kinematics

Simulation

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Robotics

Job description

Monarch Quantum in San Diego, CA seeks a Senior Robotics Software Engineer to own critical motion planning and controls software across the stack, from kinematics to hardware interfaces. This full-time role calls for hands-on leadership in a fast-paced robotics startup environment.

You will collaborate with hardware and process engineers, implement validation suites, and contribute to a robust software stack with a focus on safety, reliability, and real‑world robotics deployment.