Senior Robotics Software Engineer - Trailer-Unloading Systems

Berkshire Grey; Bedford (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Berkshire Grey is seeking a Software Engineer for its Scoop robotic trailer-unloading program in Bedford, MA. You will design, implement, test, deploy, monitor, and maintain software that controls robotic behavior and coordinates physical system functions.

You will collaborate with robotics, controls, perception, hardware, and field engineering teams to translate requirements into reliable software and to validate capabilities through automated tests and system-level validation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering, or a related field with 5+ years of professional software development experience; or a master’s degree with 3+ years of experience.
• Strong software development expertise in Python and/or C++.
• Experience across the full software development lifecycle, including design, implementation, testing, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance.
• Experience developing software in a fast-paced Agile environment.
• Experience developing software on Linux, preferably Ubuntu.
• Experience with Git-based version control and issue-tracking systems such as Jira.
• Strong commitment to delivering well-designed, well-implemented, and thoroughly tested software that meets internal and customer requirements.
• Ability to monitor and maintain deployed software to ensure reliability and quality.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary engineering team.
• Ability to work through ambiguous or loosely defined problems and independently scope, plan, and implement effective solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, test, deploy, monitor, and maintain software for Berkshire Grey’s robotic trailer-unloading product.
• Develop software components that control and coordinate robotic behavior and other physical system functions.
• Translate product, system, and customer requirements into reliable and maintainable software solutions.
• Work closely with robotics, controls, perception, hardware, systems, test, product, and field engineering teams.
• Develop automated tests, simulation workflows, and system-level test methods to validate new capabilities.
• Debug complex issues that span software, hardware, sensors, controls, and robotic behavior.
• Analyze system performance and operational data to identify reliability, quality, and throughput improvements.
• Support software integration, system commissioning, and troubleshooting on development and customer systems.
• Participate in architecture discussions, design reviews, code reviews, sprint planning, and other engineering activities.
• Improve software quality, observability, test coverage, deployment practices, and maintainability.
• Document software designs, interfaces, operating behavior, and troubleshooting procedures.
• Communicate plans, progress, technical tradeoffs, and risks clearly to engineering stakeholders.
• Travel to customer or development sites when needed to support integration, testing, deployment, and troubleshooting.

Skills

Python

C++

Linux

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering, or a related field

Master’s degree in a related field

Tools

Git

Jira

ROS/ROS2

Job description

Berkshire Grey is seeking a Software Engineer for its Scoop robotic trailer-unloading program in Bedford, MA. You will design, implement, test, deploy, monitor, and maintain software that controls robotic behavior and coordinates physical system functions.

You will collaborate with robotics, controls, perception, hardware, and field engineering teams to translate requirements into reliable software and to validate capabilities through automated tests and system-level validation.