Robotics Manipulation & Controls Engineer (Robotics)

Location: San Mateo, United States

Base salary: $100,000–$300,000 USD per year

Company

hirify.global is building general-purpose robotic intelligence that adapts to unseen scenarios through data-driven machine learning.

What you will do

• Design algorithms, models, and hardware-software systems for robotic manipulation tasks.
• Develop controllers, planners, and perception stacks for real-world robot deployment.
• Write and maintain production-level C++ and Python software for robotic manipulation platforms.
• Deploy state-of-the-art learning-based models on real robots in collaboration with machine learning engineers.
• Improve robotic software performance, reliability, and scalability.

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience designing robotic manipulation systems and deploying software on real robots.
• Knowledge of robotics, including kinematics, dynamics, control, motion planning, and SLAM.
• Proficiency in Python and at least one deep learning library such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX.
• Systems-level understanding of robotics software modules and interfaces, including ROS, ROS2, and simulators.
• Experience with computer vision, sensors, 3D data, segmentation, tracking, and object detection.

Nice to have

• Publications at top-tier machine learning, robotics, or computer vision conferences.
• Experience designing custom robot hardware solutions.
• Experience with reinforcement learning and imitation learning.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on general-purpose robotic intelligence intended for widespread deployment of robots.
• Collaborate with researchers and machine learning engineers on innovative robotics projects.
• Relevant industry experience is valued, but demonstrated ability and attitude are emphasized.