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Robotics Autonomy Engineer-Planning and Control (Federal)

Irvine, CA

$70k-$300k / year

full-timeseniorRobotics

🛠 Tech Stack

💼 About This Role

You'll design and deploy motion planning and control algorithms for wheeled, legged, and humanoid robots. Your work will enable real-world autonomous navigation in rugged, dynamic environments. This role involves developing optimization-driven trajectories and tuning control systems for field-ready performance.

🎯 What You'll Do

  • Develop motion planning algorithms for challenging real-world scenarios
  • Tune control algorithms for precise trajectory tracking
  • Build and maintain testing pipelines from unit to deployment
  • Analyze field telemetry to diagnose and improve algorithm robustness

📋 Requirements

  • Master's degree or higher in Robotics or related field
  • Strong understanding of motion planning and control systems
  • Experience developing algorithms for robotic systems (wheeled, legged, humanoid)
  • Solid programming skills in C++ and Python on Linux

✨ Nice to Have

  • Background in optimization or numerical methods for trajectory planning
  • Familiarity with learning-based or hybrid planning approaches
  • Contributions to open-source planning or control frameworks

🎁 Benefits & Perks

  • 💰 Competitive salary and equity
  • 🏥 Health insurance
  • 🏖️ Unlimited PTO
  • 🚀 Work on cutting-edge robotics

🚩 Heads Up

  • Very wide salary range ($70k-$300k) may indicate uncertainty
  • Requires ability to work on US government projects, limiting applicant pool
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