Senior Data Engineer - Robotics

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Senior Data Engineer - Robotics to build and scale data platforms for robotic operations, fleet management, analytics, machine learning, and customer reporting.

Responsibilities

• 100% hands on work across the data stack
• Design and develop scalable pipelines to ingest telemetry data from robotic fleets
• Build data solutions for analytics, operational reporting, and machine learning initiatives
• Create and maintain data models optimized for operational and business intelligence use cases
• Develop real-time and batch processing workflows for robotic system data
• Partner with robotics and software engineering teams to improve data collection and data accessibility
• Monitor pipeline performance and troubleshoot data quality issues
• Support customer-facing analytics and operational reporting solutions
• Implement data governance, validation, and monitoring processes
• Optimize storage, processing, and retrieval of large-scale operational datasets
• Contribute to architectural decisions for cloud-native data platforms and services

Requirements

• Strong proficiency in Python and SQL
• Experience building and maintaining large-scale data pipelines
• Experience with cloud-based data platforms (AWS preferred)
• Knowledge of ETL and ELT frameworks
• Experience with data warehousing technologies
• Experience processing large volumes of event-driven or streaming data
• Knowledge of distributed data systems and scalable architectures
• Experience with Spark, Kafka, Airflow, or similar technologies
• Strong understanding of data modeling and database design
• Software engineering best practices, including testing and version control

Technologies

• Python, SQL
• AWS
• ETL, ELT
• Spark, Kafka, Airflow
• Data warehousing technologies

Desired Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of Data Engineering experience
• Experience working with IoT, robotics, sensor, or telemetry datasets
• Experience supporting machine learning or analytics teams
• Familiarity with real-time data processing architectures
• Knowledge of warehouse automation, logistics, or supply chain technologies
• Experience with Databricks or modern cloud analytics platforms
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Engineering, or a related field
• Experience working in a fast-paced startup or high-growth environment

Benefits

• Bonus OR Commission eligible
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k) (including match, if applicable)

Location: Wilmington, MA (onsite)