Senior Software Engineer / Robotics & AI Integration / Hybrid Wilmington, MA

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC; Wilmington (MA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Vacation Time

Stock Options

Job summary

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead robotics and AI integration in Wilmington, MA. This full-time position is hybrid, onsite 2-3 days per week, and involves owning the end-to-end stack from fieldbus to model-driven interfaces.

You will collaborate with ML, hardware and mechanical teams to ensure the system tolerances are met while delivering robust, real-time software on industrial platforms.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in systems or robotics software engineering.
• Strong proficiency in C and C++.
• Python for tooling, scripting, and test automation.
• ROS / ROS 2.
• Industrial robotics interfacing with major vendors (FANUC, KUKA, ABB, Universal Robots, Yaskawa/Motoman, or equivalent).
• Fieldbus protocols: EtherCAT, CANopen, Modbus, Profinet.
• Embedded interfaces: SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, GPIO; debugging at signal level.
• Real-time systems: RTOS or Linux with real-time extensions; latency measurement.
• Ability to isolate root causes across software/firmware/hardware interfaces.
• Git, code review, unit/integration testing, CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Own the integration layer between AI/ML models and physical systems.
• Own full stack from industrial fieldbus communication through real-time control interfaces.
• Collaborate with ML engineers and hardware teams to understand system limits.

Skills

Robotics

C/C++

Python

ROS/ROS 2

Industrial robotics

Fieldbus protocols

Embedded interfaces

Real-time systems

Debugging hardware-software

CI/CD

Git

Job description

An engineering consulting firm that specializes in medical devices, robotics and warehouse automation is hiring a Senior Software Engineer with a focus on Robotics and AI integration. This is a full-time role, onsite 2-3 days per week in Wilmington, MA.

They currently have a large AI focused project that is in trial run stages before they begin implementation in client AI environments. They are looking for looking for a Senior Software Engineer to own the integration layer between their AI/ML models and the physical systems they control. This is not a role for someone who writes glue code and calls it done. You will be expected to own the full stack from industrial fieldbus communication and real-time control loops up through the software interfaces that put trained models to work in the real world. You will work directly with Machine Learning Engineers as well as hardware and mechanical teams to understand what the physical system can and cannot tolerate.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years in systems or robotics software engineering

• Programming: Strongproficiencyin C and C++; Python for tooling, scripting, and test automation.

• ROS / ROS 2

• Industrial Robotics - Hands-on experience interfacing with industrial robot controllers from one or more major vendors - FANUC, KUKA, ABB, Universal Robots, Yaskawa/Motoman, or equivalent

• Working knowledge of robot coordinate frames, kinematics, end-of-arm tooling interfaces

• Industrial Protocols- Practical experience implementing at least one industrial fieldbus protocol —EtherCAT,CANopen, Modbus, orProfinet

• Embedded Interfaces- Working knowledge of SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, and GPIO, and experience debugging communication failures at the signal level.

• Real-Time Systems- Experience with real-time Linux (PREEMPT_RT orXenomai) or an RTOS (FreeRTOS, Zephyr, or QNX) for deterministic control, with an understanding of how to measure and bound latency.

• Demonstratedability to isolate failures in systems where the root cause may be in software, firmware, hardware, or the interface between them.

• Solid fundamentals in software engineering, including Git, code review, unit and integration testing, CI/CD, applied to systems code, not just application code.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Working knowledge of motion control concepts

• Exposure to simulation and digital twin environments

• Experience in a startup or small-team environment where you own architecture decisions and build tooling and process alongside the product.

What You Will Be Doing

Daily Responsibilities

• 80% Hands On
• 20% Team Collaboration

The Offer

• Salary + Benefits

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

• Vacation Time

• Stock Options

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.