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Senior Robotics Systems Software Engineer

Cyngn Mountain View, CA

Mountain View, CA

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$180k - $200k/yr Full time Senior Autonomous Driving Engineering

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Job Description

Senior Robotics Systems Software Engineer position on Cyngn’s Autonomy team, building and deploying software across the autonomous driving stack for industrial vehicles.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, and deploy autonomy software for industrial vehicles, covering behavior and decision-making, motion planning, controls, and vehicle systems
Develop and maintain production-quality C++ and Python software running on Cyngn’s autonomous vehicle platforms
Develop and integrate algorithms for navigation, trajectory generation, vehicle control, obstacle handling, and autonomous behaviors
Integrate autonomy software with sensors, drive-by-wire systems, vehicle hardware, and other onboard software components
Bring up, validate, and debug software on real vehicles, tracing issues across autonomy modules, middleware, hardware interfaces, and vehicle behavior
Create simulation scenarios, testing infrastructure, metrics, and regression tests to validate autonomy behavior before deployment
Investigate field issues and edge cases, reproduce failures, identify root causes, and implement robust production fixes
Support deployment and validation at customer facilities, translating real-world observations into autonomy stack improvements
Collaborate with engineers in Planning, Controls, Perception, Localization, Vehicle Infrastructure, Hardware, QA, and Operations
Contribute to architecture discussions, code reviews, technical design, and continuous improvement of the autonomy software

Requirements

BS, MS, or PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
3+ years of hands-on experience developing software for robotics, autonomous vehicles, or other autonomous systems
Strong proficiency in modern C++ and working proficiency in Python
Hands-on experience developing, testing, and deploying software on real robotic systems
Experience with ROS/ROS2 or comparable robotics middleware
Working knowledge of core robotics concepts including coordinate frames, kinematics, state estimation, motion planning, feedback control, and sensor integration
Strong systems-level understanding of how autonomy components interact with each other and with vehicle hardware
Experience debugging complex robotic systems where failures can span multiple software modules or hardware interfaces
Strong software engineering fundamentals: algorithms, data structures, software architecture, testing, and code review
Strong communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work across multiple engineering disciplines

Technologies

C++
Python
ROS
ROS2
Linux
Git
Docker
CMake

Bonus Qualifications

Technical depth in at least one area of robotics or autonomous systems: behavior and decision-making; motion planning; vehicle or motion control
Experience developing autonomous vehicles, mobile robots, industrial robots, or similar systems
Experience with behavior trees, state machines, or other architectures for autonomous decision-making
Experience with search-based or sampling-based motion planning methods such as A*, Hybrid A*, RRT, or related algorithms
Experience with feedback control, vehicle dynamics, trajectory tracking, MPC, or optimization-based control
Experience with simulation environments and automated autonomy testing
Experience integrating sensors, actuators, drive-by-wire systems, or embedded/real-time components
Experience developing tooling, metrics, and CI/CD infrastructure for robotic systems
Familiarity with Linux, Git, Docker, CMake, and modern software development workflows
Experience taking robotics functionality from prototype through validation and production deployment

First 90 Days

Build an understanding of Cyngn’s autonomy architecture, simulation environment, vehicle platforms, development workflow, and deployment process
Partner with engineers across autonomy, infrastructure, hardware, QA, and operations to trace representative vehicle behaviors and identify high-value reliability, integration, and test-coverage risks
Deliver one scoped production improvement (example: fix a well-understood autonomy defect, add a regression scenario, or improve diagnostic tooling) and validate it in simulation and, where appropriate, on a vehicle
Propose a prioritized plan for addressing one or two larger cross-stack risks, including candidate success metrics, data sources, and measurement approach

By 6 Months

Complete a production-quality autonomy improvement spanning two or more subsystem boundaries, accepted into a release candidate and/or deployed at production customer sites
Establish baseline metrics and demonstrate early improvement such as improved scenario pass rate, fewer interventions, reduced tracking error, or faster failure resolution
Add reusable simulation scenarios, regression tests, diagnostics, or validation tools incorporated into team release-candidate testing
Publish a technical design or process improvement reviewed and adopted by affected teams

By 12 Months

Demonstrate sustained, measurable production improvement against the six-month baseline through broader deployment and fleet monitoring
Own a significant autonomy capability from design through implementation, vehicle validation, deployment, and production monitoring
Improve team effectiveness through documentation, code and design reviews, and reusable cross-stack debugging practices
Demonstrate technical ownership via observable signals including reviewing one or two repositories, leading triage for a class of field issues, or maintaining adopted runbooks and tools used by other engineers

Benefits

Health benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision) through Aetna, Kaiser Permanente, and Guardian, with multiple plan tiers
Ancillary benefits including accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity plans (Voya)
Company-paid basic life insurance, plus voluntary (supplemental) life for you and your dependents
Short-term and long-term disability insurance, fully paid by Cyngn
HSA and FSA (Health & Dependent Daycare)
Employee Assistance Program
1:1 Health Concierge
Company 401(k)
Commuter Benefits
Flexible PTO policy
Paid Parental Leave
Daily lunches for in-office employees and a fully-stocked kitchen with snacks and beverages

Interview Process

Application review by a real person
One-sided video interview
Recruiter touch point covering the process and answering questions
45-minute interview with the hiring manager
Full-loop interview process with 3-4 additional conversations to evaluate technical and soft skills and culture fit
Final onsite interview with the team

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2d ago

Robotics Software Engineer

Asylon Norristown, PA

Norristown, PA

2d ago

$90k - $130k/yr Full time Application Security Automation Cloud Platform

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Job Description

Asylon is seeking a Robotics Software Engineer to design, implement, and deploy software for autonomous navigation and related capabilities for autonomous ground robots (UGVs). This onsite role in Norristown, PA focuses on field testing, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and turning customer feedback into software improvements.

Role Summary

You will build and maintain robotic software that supports autonomous ground robot performance, including navigation, motion planning, SLAM, dynamic obstacle avoidance, and sensor fusion. Work includes integrating sensor data, coordinating product updates with testing workflows, diagnosing issues found during development and in the field, and partnering with customer success to address user-reported needs.

Key Responsibilities

Write clean, modular, and well-documented code for ground robots, including DroneDog (a Spot-based quadruped), to add user-facing features and improve reliability.
Develop software for autonomous ground robot navigation, including global and local motion planning, SLAM, dynamic obstacle avoidance, and sensor fusion.
Integrate, calibrate, and filter data from sensors such as LiDAR, cameras, IMUs, wheel encoders, and GPS/RTK.
Coordinate, develop, and test product updates using Software in the Loop (SIL) and Hardware in the Loop (HIL) testing.
Analyze, diagnose, and resolve technical software issues encountered during development and after deployment in the field.
Review telemetry, logs, and system performance metrics to conduct root-cause analysis on unexpected robot behavior or software failures.
Collaborate with customer success teams to convert customer pain points into bug fixes, diagnostic tools, and new features.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
2+ years of professional experience with software development on robotic systems.
Strong proficiency in Python and other high-level programming languages.
Experience with Linux.
Experience with continuous integration (CI/CD), Docker containers, and Git workflows.
Ability to work in Asylon headquarters.

Technologies

Python
Linux
CI/CD
Docker
Git
LiDAR
Cameras
IMUs
Wheel encoders
GPS/RTK
Software in the Loop (SIL)
Hardware in the Loop (HIL)

Benefits

401(k)
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Vision insurance

Physical Requirements

Ability to traverse approximately 600 ft each way to the test cell, including uphill and uneven terrain.
Ability to stand and remain on-site outdoors for extended periods (up to 3 hours at a time) during test sessions.
Ability to work in varying weather conditions (heat, cold, wind, precipitation) as dictated by test schedules.
Occasionally required to lift/carry test equipment, laptops, or field gear (up to 20 lbs).

Preferred Qualifications

Experience deploying software on resource-constrained embedded systems.
Experience with remote diagnostic tools, telemetry platforms, and remote OTA (over-the-air) update systems.
Experience with physics simulators.
Familiarity with computer vision frameworks and deep learning models.

Application Question

Are you a U.S. Person as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 (U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, refugees, or asylees)? Yes or No

Location and Commute

Location: Norristown, PA (onsite)
Ability to commute: Norristown, PA 19401 (Required)
Work location: In person

Compensation

USD 90,000 - 130,000 per year

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