Responsibilities
· Develop and maintain robot software systems for industrial assembly and inspection
applications
· Integrate cameras and sensors including calibration, coordinate frame management, and data pipelines
· Implement and debug coordinate transforms, hand-eye calibration, and rigid body math in production software
· Build production-quality C++ and Python software for real-time robotic systems
· Architect multi-process and multi-threaded systems for reliable robot operation
· Collaborate with algorithms and perception engineers to deploy 3D vision capabilities on
robot platforms
· Develop testing, debugging, and deployment infrastructure for robot software
Minimum Qualifications
· Strong C++ skills (STL, multithreading, memory management) and Python proficiency
· Practical knowledge of 3D transforms, rotation representations, and camera/robot
calibration
· Experience integrating sensors and actuators on physical robot systems
· Comfortable with Linux development, Git, CMake, and CI/CD workflows
· Familiarity with real-time constraints and performance-critical code
· MS or higher in Robotics, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
· 3+ years of professional experience developing software for robotic systems mindset
· Thrives in a fast-paced startup, comfortable owning projects end-to-end
· Passionate about building robots that work in the real world, not just in simulation
· Strong debugging instincts — can trace a problem from unexpected robot behavior back
through transforms, timing, and sensor data
· Comfortable with in-office collaboration (5 days/week in Campbell, CA)
Value Add
· Experience with ROS/ROS2 or similar robotics middleware
· Experience with industrial robotics, robot arms, or manufacturing automation
· Familiarity with motion planning frameworks (MoveIt, OMPL)
· Knowledge of gRPC, Protobuf, or similar IPC frameworks
· Experience with Docker, containerized deployment, and embedded compute (Jetson)
· Exposure to simulation environments (Gazebo, MuJoCo, Isaac Sim)
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