Staff Robotics Architect - Embedded Systems

Industrial Innovation Fund; Fremont (CA); Hybrid; USD 217,000 - 281,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Plan

Equity/Stock options

Company-paid health/dental/vision

Disability insurance

Benefits start day

Well-Being and PTO

Relocation assistance

Annual discretionary bonus

Job summary

Agility Robotics is seeking a Staff Robotics Architect - Embedded Systems to craft the technical vision for network, compute, and software integration hardware for humanoid platforms. You’ll lead hardware architecture across sensing, compute, control, and safety, partnering with software, perception, and safety teams to evolve the platform.

You will guide end-to-end architecture for scalable, reliable integration of perception, compute, control, and safety, with emphasis on tradeoffs and roadmap

Qualifications

• 8+ years in robotics embedded systems development (senior/lead)
• 3+ years with actuation, sensor, and component driver hardware
• Strong firmware development experience
• Experience with network integration and system-level tradeoffs

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end development and validation of robot architecture for Embedded Systems, Network, Compute, and Control/Driver Hardware.
• Translate requirements from cross-functional teams into technical architectures for product excellence.
• Provide technical direction across teams to translate architecture into high-performance robotic products.
• Lead trade studies and architecture reviews balancing performance, safety, complexity, manufacturability, cost, and reliability.
• Collaborate with software, controls, and simulation teams to ground decisions in modeling and performance analysis.
• Ensure architecture translates into testable, traceable requirements and roadmaps.

Skills

Robotics embedded systems

Actuation, sensing, drivers

Firmware development

Network integration

Problem solving and decision making

Education

PhD or Master’s in Robotics/Mechatronics/EE/CS

Tools

Github

MuJoCo

Gazebo

Job description

Agility’s commercially deployed humanoids operate alongside teams in warehouses, manufacturing facilities, and distribution centers—tackling physically demanding and repetitive tasks while enabling workers to focus on higher-value work. With industry-leading safety standards and years of proven deployment data, we're pioneering a new era of automation that enhances human potential.

About the Role

Agility Robotics is seeking a Staff Robotics Architect - Embedded Systems to create the technical vision for our network, control, compute, and software integration hardware for our humanoid robotics platforms. This role reports directly to the Principal Hardware Architect to develop new products and major improvements to existing platforms. In this technical leadership role, you will serve as the lead for Robot Embedded Systems architecture, partnering closely with engineers across systems, mechanical, electrical, software, perception, safety, and control teams as needed to define and evolve the hardware architecture of our robotic systems.

You will be responsible for ensuring our core hardware subsystems — ranging from sensing and compute to control, actuation, and safety— integrate with our software stack into cohesive, performant, reliable, and scalable systems for our humanoid robots and fleets. These designs will meet the needs of our product vision and software/skills that drive our innovations. This role is ideal for a senior level hardware designer with the software and firmware understanding required to architect complex integrated systems. Previous roles could include Electrical Engineer, Embedded Systems, Platform SW or Controls engineer with a proven track record in robotic system design, control, and architecture, experience in actuated mobile robotics, ideally including humanoid or legged robotics, and strong data driven decision making.

About the Work

• Own the end-to-end development and validation of robot architecture for Embedded Systems, Network, Compute, and Control/Driver Hardware, ensuring scalable, and reliable integration of perception, compute, control, and safety.
• Gather and translate requirements from our various teams, Software, Solutions, Skills, AI, Product, Customer Success, Manufacturing, Engineer, Product Development, and ID/UX into technical architectures that drive product excellence.
• Provide technical direction across cross functional teams, guiding the ingestion of complex architecture design into high-performance robotic products.
• Lead trade studies and architecture reviews balancing performance, functional safety, complexity, manufacturability, cost, and reliability.
• Partner with cross functional teams including software, controls, and simulation teams to ensure architectural decisions are grounded in system-level modeling, simulation, and performance analysis.
• Collaborate closely with software, systems engineering, test, and integration teams to ensure architecture translates into testable, traceable requirements.
• Influence long-term roadmap and product direction by translating user needs, field performance, and R&D findings into architectural evolution.

About You

• 8+ years of experience in robotics embedded system development as a senior or lead engineer
• 3+ years development experience with actuation, sensor, and component driver hardware as a senior lead engineer
• Strong Familiarity with Firmware Development
• Strong Familiarity with Network Integration.
• Deep understanding of robotic system design including tradeoffs in cost, power, heat, sensing, compute, and safety.
• Proven experience in designing and delivering complex electromechanical robotic systems into field or commercial deployment from the ideation phase through production.
• Familiarity with functional safety concepts, Product FuSa Certifications, FMEA/FMECA, and hazard analysis in robotic systems.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience influencing decisions across multidisciplinary teams.

Bonus Points

• Prior experience architecting full-stack robotics systems in a humanoid, legged mobility, mobile manipulation, or high-DOF automation platform.
• Hands-on experience with perception pipelines, real-time control systems, and safety-rated architectures.
• Experience with Github and similar collaborative development tools.
• Experience with simulation tools such as MuJoCo, Gazebo, or equivalent, and integrating simulation into system design and validation workflows.
• Strong foundation in platform software, robot kinematics, dynamics, controls, and system modeling.
• Familiarity with AI and reinforcement learning techniques applied to robotics learning and control.
• PhD or Master’s degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Experience mentoring and growing engineers, and fostering healthy team culture.

Why Agility Robotics?

At Agility Robotics, we are building the future of human-centric automation through groundbreaking humanoid robots. As a foundational technical leader, you’ll help shape a product and platform that redefines the role of robots in the workforce—developed by a world-class team committed to innovation, engineering excellence, and real-world impact.

Location

• This is a hybrid position based out of our Fremont, CA office, with occasional travel to our other offices in Salem, OR, and Pittsburgh, PA required to support development activities

The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to: job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Agility Robotics is a multi-state employer and this salary range may not reflect positions who work in other locations. These ranges may be modified in the future.

Anticipated Base Salary Range

$217,000 — $281,000 USD

In addition to base pay, our competitive total rewards package consists of the following for full-time employees:

• 401(k) Plan: Includes a 6% company match.
• Equity: Company stock options.
• Insurance Coverage: 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short/long-term disability insurance for employees.
• Benefit Start Date: Eligible for benefits on your first day of employment.
• Well-Being Support: Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Time Off:
  • Exempt Employees: Flexible, unlimited PTO and 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown.
  • Non-Exempt Employees: 10 vacation days, paid sick leave, and 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown, annually.
• On-Site Perks: Catered lunches four times a week and a variety of healthy snacks and refreshments at our Salem and Pittsburgh locations.
• Parental Leave: Generous paid parental leave programs.
• Work Environment: A culture that supports flexible work arrangements.
• Growth Opportunities: Professional development and tuition reimbursement programs.
• Relocation Assistance: Provided for eligible roles.
• Annual Discretionary Bonus: Provided for eligible roles.

All of our roles are U.S.-based. Applicants must have current authorization to work in the United States.

Agility Robotics is committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Each individual has the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes equal employment opportunities and prohibits unlawful discriminatory practices, including harassment. Therefore, it is the policy of Agility Robotics to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Agility Robotics prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.

Agility Robotics does not accept unsolicited referrals from third-party recruiting agencies. We prioritize direct applicants and encourage all qualified candidates to apply directly through our careers page. If you are represented by a third party, your application may not be considered. To ensure full consideration, please apply directly.