Senior Robotics Engineer, Design and Reliability
About The Position
As a Senior Robotics Engineer, Design and Reliability, you'll start by owning the uptime and reliability of our prototyping and development fleet of hardware, electronics, and software that drive the Matter Compiler. You'll develop safe-release processes and provide company-wide visibility into the operational status of fleet units, increasing development velocity for all our power-electronic device, materials-processing, and embedded-systems engineers. You'll rationalize our hardware configuration management process and act as the first line of defense for early diagnosis and triage of unexpected machine behavior. Standing up safe hardware-in-the-loop processes and building the playbooks for scaled operation is second nature to you; of course, you instrumented failure detection and set a playbook for recovery. You can diagnose an issue with an end effector or electrical board and then perform basic repairs on your own, leaving the instrumentation better than you found it as you define a regression test. You'll be joining a fast-paced, highly ambiguous interdisciplinary environment with close collaboration across teams—including modeling and simulation, materials science, process development, and mechanical engineering—as we bring truly novel technology to life. This role is based in Emeryville and is well-suited to an engineer with strong fundamentals, curiosity, and a drive to develop systems-level thinking.
Requirements
- 5+ years of industry experience with precision hardware, scientific instruments, or similar
- Familiarity with C/C++ and Python programming and debugging
- Experience with HIL (Hardware-in-the-Loop) testing
- Familiarity with how motors and robots work at several length and time scales
- Experience designing, building, and shipping complex processes in a hardware-aware environment
- Experience with instrumenting software for observability and debugging
- Familiarity with version control, Infrastructure-as-Code, and DevOps workflows
- A first-principles mindset—you question assumptions, reframe problems from the ground up, and approach challenges with a foundational understanding rather than relying solely on precedent
- Bachelor of Science in a technical field with heavy exposure to machine control
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with the fundamentals of robotic systems, such as feedback control systems, motion planning, and computer vision
- Experience in identifying needs, then proposing and standing up processes and communication forums that span organizational divisions
- Strong bias toward metrology and observability over tribal knowledge
Responsibilities
- Operate and debug software and firmware for complex robotics with hard real-time constraints
- Work at multiple levels of the Matter Compiler, including software, hardware, and electronics
- Work within cross-functional teams to implement and execute verification tests
- Diagnose and document mechatronic and process issues throughout the hardware and software development life cycle
- Extend machine control software to improve observability
Benefits
- The compensation for this position also includes equity and benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
