Home Jobs Robotics Engineer Robotics Engineer Jobs Robotics Engineers build software for autonomous systems — manipulation, perception, planning, control. The role spans hardware-adjacent embedded work, ROS / ROS 2 middleware, simulation, and integration of perception (CV) and planning (RL, classical) systems.
Salary by Experience Level Junior
$100,000 – $140,000
per year
Mid-Level
$145,000 – $215,000
per year
Senior
$225,000 – $350,000
per year
Required Skills ROS / ROS 2 C++ (modern) Python Gazebo / Isaac Sim / MuJoCo (simulation) Computer vision (OpenCV, Open3D) Motion planning (MoveIt, OMPL) Control systems (PID, MPC, LQR) Sensor fusion (Kalman, particle filters)
Common Interview Topics ROS topic / service / action design Motion planning trade-offs (sampling vs optimisation) Sensor fusion patterns Simulation-to-real gap mitigation Control loop design Safety-critical software practicesBrowse by Location New York, NY Los Angeles, CA Chicago, IL Houston, TX Phoenix, AZ Philadelphia, PA San Antonio, TX San Diego, CA Dallas, TX San Jose, CA Frequently Asked Questions Is robotics finally taking off in 2026?
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