Senior Robotics Motion-Planning Engineer - Boost Throughput

Contoro Robotics; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Contoro Robotics in Austin, TX is seeking a Senior Robotics Engineer to lead motion planning for our warehouse-automation platform. You will own trajectory generation, time-parameterization, and real-hardware validation, shaping fast, safe, and reliable motion for high-DOF manipulators.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate across autonomy, perception, controls, and robot software, and push throughput improvements while maintaining safety and payload stability in dynamic warehouse environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in motion planning, trajectory optimization, or manipulator control with real hardware deployment.
• B.S. or M.S. in Robotics, Computer Science, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Strong grounding in trajectory generation, time-parameterization, and production-ready implementation.

Responsibilities

• Own trajectory generation and time parameterization to produce time-optimal, dynamically feasible paths.
• Drive motion-performance through optimization-based planning and payload-aware strategies.
• Validate changes in simulation and on real hardware to ensure safety and reliability.
• Set technical direction for motion planning and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Motion planning

Trajectory optimization

Manipulator control

Kinematics

Optimization

C++

Python

ROS 1/ROS 2

Education

B.S./M.S. in Robotics

Tools

MoveIt

OMPL

CHOMP/TrajOpt

Job description

Contoro Robotics in Austin, TX is seeking a Senior Robotics Engineer to lead motion planning for our warehouse-automation platform. You will own trajectory generation, time-parameterization, and real-hardware validation, shaping fast, safe, and reliable motion for high-DOF manipulators.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate across autonomy, perception, controls, and robot software, and push throughput improvements while maintaining safety and payload stability in dynamic warehouse environments.