Senior Robotics Software Engineer

Blue River Technology; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 158,621 - 261,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue River Technology, based in Santa Clara, CA, seeks an engineer to build real-time robotics software for automated agricultural equipment. You will work on vision-based systems, sensing and actuation to ensure reliable field operations.

The role requires a BS in Mechanical Engineering or related field with 3+ years of experience, strong C++ on Linux, ROS, and end-to-end testing, plus Git/Bazel expertise. Some remote work and up to 20% travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field with 3 years of related experience.
• Strong C++ development for Linux in real-time systems.
• Experience with ROS and robotics software packages (AOS, Flatbuffers, Protobufs).
• Proficient with Git and Bazel for build, test, deploy.
• Experience building end-to-end testing solutions (unit, integration, HIL, regression).
• Ability to travel up to 20% domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Work on real-time robotics software to automate agricultural equipment
• Run and refine complex agricultural machines that unite vision-based deep learning, distributed computing, and precise sensing and actuation to reliably execute operations in the field
• Investigate and solve difficult, unsolved challenges in sensing, actuation, and autonomous operations to push machine performance forward
• Integrate a wide variety of sensing, computing, actuation, and user interface hardware and software to achieve machine performance goals.

Skills

Real-time software

C++

ROS

Linux

Testing & QA

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

Git

Bazel

CAN

Ethernet

Job description

Summary

We’re Blue River, a team of innovators driven to create intelligent machinery that solves monumental problems for our customers. We empower our customers – farmers, construction crews, and foresters - to implement safer and more sustainable solutions, driving increased profitability with less reliance on scarce labor. We believe that focusing on the small stuff – pixel-by-pixel and task-by-task - leads to big gains.

Blue River Technology is based in Santa Clara, CA.

Job Responsibilities

• Work on real-time robotics software to automate agricultural equipment


• Run and refine complex agricultural machines that unite vision-based deep learning, distributed computing, and precise sensing and actuation to reliably execute operations in the field


• Investigate and solve difficult, unsolved challenges in sensing, actuation, and autonomous operations to push machine performance forward


• Integrate a wide variety of sensing, computing, actuation, and user interface hardware and software to achieve machine performance goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field plus 3 years of related experience.


• Required skills:
  
  
  
  • Develop real-time capable software in C++ for Linux.
  
  
  • Experience with benchmarking and improving jitter in end-to-end latency (2 yrs)
  
  
  • Use git and Bazel to build, test, and deploy vehicle software and firmware (2 yrs)
  
  
  • Develop pub-sub systems that interact with sensors and actuators on robotics systems via CAN and Ethernet (2 yrs)
  
  
  • Experience building end-to-end testing solutions for data-driven software, including unit, integration, HIL, and regression testing (2 yrs)
  
  
  • Implement vehicle software utilizing ROS, and robotics software packages such as AOS, Flatbuffers, Protobufs (3 yrs).
  
  
  • May work remotely; periodic time in office required; must live within commuting distance of office. Up to 20% domestic and international travel required.
  
  
  
  

The US annual base salary range for this position is $158,621 - $261,000, along with eligibility for Blue River’s bonus and benefit programs.