Senior Staff Robotics Software Engineer

Multiply-Labs; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 195,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Multiply Labs in San Francisco is seeking a senior robotics software engineer to design production-ready software for robotic platforms, from high-level logic to hardware communication.

You will work on motion planning, kinematics, and fault handling, building scalable, reliable code for automated manufacturing in life sciences. A bachelor’s degree in mechatronics/robotics and 7+ years in robotics software are required; salary range $195,000–$260,000 per year.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechatronics, robotics, or a related engineering field.
• 7 years of progressive experience in robotics software engineering.
• 3 years in control systems, UR manipulators, trajectory computation, collision checking, and production-quality code.

Responsibilities

• Robot Software Development: Design and implement production-ready software for robotic platforms, ranging from high-level robotic logic to low-level hardware communication.
• Modular Architecture: Develop and maintain modular codebases designed to handle an arbitrary number of operations for automated manufacturing.
• Motion Planning & Control: Implement and optimize algorithms for trajectory generation, motion smoothing, and collision avoidance in constrained environments.
• Hardware Interfacing: Develop reliable software interfaces for robotic manipulators to interact with various instruments and custom components.
• Kinematics & Solvers: Design and implement numerical gradient-based kinematic solvers and real-time trajectory parameterization.
• Simulation & Validation: Design high-fidelity simulation environments with realistic collision modeling for system validation.
• Fault Handling: Design state-based task management with robust error recovery and safety-first features for industrial automation.
• Technical Leadership: Serve as a point-of-contact for technical roadmaps and provide expert knowledge on deterministic robotic navigation.

Skills

Robotics software engineering

Multi-threaded / multi-process control

Trajectory computation / parameter

UR arms / manipulators

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechatronics/robotics

Tools

UR robot arms

Job description

About Multiply Labs

Multiply Labs is a cutting-edge startup based in San Francisco, California, supported by top-tier tech and life science investors such as Casdin Capital, Lux Capital, and Y Combinator. Our mission is to build the best robots in the world, and use them to make the most advanced life-saving therapies accessible to all.

We are revolutionizing the manufacturing of cell therapies by developing advanced robotic systems designed to automate and scale the production of these life-saving treatments. Our robots empower biopharma companies to produce cell therapies at scale without significantly changing their existing processes, reducing regulatory barriers and risks. While traditional approaches are time-consuming and lead to extremely high costs for patients (typically $1M+ per patient), using robotics can make these transformative treatments more accessible and affordable to patients in need.

To learn more and to view a video of our robots in action, visit us at www.multiplylabs.com and follow us on LinkedIn.

Duties

• Robot Software Development: Design and implement production-ready software for
  robotic platforms, ranging from high-level robotic logic to low-level hardware communication.
• Modular Architecture: Develop and maintain modular codebases designed to handle an
  arbitrary number of operations for automated manufacturing.
• Motion Planning & Control: Implement and optimize sophisticated algorithms for trajectory generation, motion smoothing,and collision avoidance in constrained environments.
• Hardware Interfacing: Develop reliablesoftware interfaces for robotic manipulators to interact with and operate various instruments andcustom components.
• Kinematics & Solvers: Design and implement high-performance numericalgradient-based kinematic solvers and real-time trajectory parameterization algorithms.
• Simulation & Validation: Design and improve high-fidelity simulation environments with
  dynamically rendered tools and realistic collision modeling for system validation.
• Fault Handling:Design state-based task management systems with robust error recovery and safety-first
  features for industrial automation.
• Technical Leadership: Serve as a point-of-contact fortechnical roadmaps and provide expert knowledge on deterministic robotic navigation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechatronics engineering, robotics, or a relatedengineering field.
• 7 years of progressive experience as an engineer or related in roboticssoftware engineering.
• 3 years (may be concurrent with 7 years) in the following:
  • Design orimplementation of multi-threaded or multi-process control systems;
  • UR (robotic manipulators orarms);
  • Trajectory computation, generation, or parameterization; Robotic collision checking or
    detection;
  • Production level code with emphasis on code quality, reliability, and performance.

$195,000 - $260,000 a year

Closing

We take pride in cultivating an environment that fosters collaboration, open communication, and authenticity. We are an equal opportunity employer; we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We are diverse in background and singular in mission.