Lead Robotics Engineer
Core
Design, build, and ship autonomy components for large off-road machines, taking work from prototype to production on real hardware.
Role type
Lead Robotics Engineer (Autonomy Stack)
Builds
Autonomy stack components (perception, planning, control, learning) for large off-road machines
Domain
Heavy equipment / Off-road robotics / AI
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Robotics generalist, C++, Python, ROS, AI, motion planning, perception, controls, SLAM, full-lifecycle product experience, Sim and on-vehicle deployment
Preferred skills
Learning-based control, foundation/VLA-style models, MLOps, real-world/field robotics experience
Technologies
C++, Python, ROS, AI frameworks
Responsibilities
Design and ship autonomy components across perception, planning, control, and learning; Participate in test review, witnessing, and certification of robotics software; Take work from prototype to production on real hardware; Work in small, outcome-owning pods
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
