Motion Controls Robotics Engineer

The Bigger Picture

At Andromeda, we're building the social intelligence layer for humanoid robots - technology that allows robots to understand people, build relationships and become a meaningful part of everyday life.

Our first robot, Abi, is already doing this in aged care and healthcare, where she brings conversation, companionship and engagement to people every day.

Now we're scaling from early deployments into a platform that can operate across thousands of real-world environments. We're looking for individuals who want to tackle hard problems across robotics and AI, and help define what it means for robots to live and interact alongside people.

Our Values

• Empathy - Kindness and compassion are at the heart of everything we do.
• Play - Play sharpens focus. It keeps us curious, fast and obsessed with the craft.
• Never Settle - A relentless ambition, bias toward action, and uncomfortable levels of curiosity.
• Tenacity - Tenacious under pressure, we assume chaos and stay in motion to adapt and progress.
• Unity - Different minds. Shared mission. No passengers.

The Role

We are looking for a Motion Controls Robotics Engineer to own and advance the motion-control capabilities that make Abi and her future iterations move smoothly, safely, and expressively.

You will work across the full motion stack: from high-level movement intent and trajectories through kinematics, dynamics, control loops, actuator interfaces, and real-time execution. Your work will define how the robot controls its actuators, including the wheelbase and upper- and lower-body systems, while preserving predictable behaviour, graceful fault handling, and a strong experience around people.

This is a hands-on role at the boundary of robotics software, embedded systems, and electromechanical hardware. You will spend time writing production code, bringing up and debugging real robots, evaluating motors and actuators, and working with firmware, electrical, mechanical, autonomy, AI, and interaction teams.

A major part of the role will be helping translate the existing motion-control capability onto new robot embodiments. This includes supporting the migration of time-critical control from the Jetson onto microcontrollers and real-time firmware, with robust coordination over interfaces such as Ethernet and CAN.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate on and evolve the motion-control architecture for next-generation Abi robots, including the control and coordination of wheelbase, dynamic & expressive locomotion, arms, neck, torso, hands, and other actuated systems.
• Design, implement, tune, and validate control loops, trajectory generation, motion profiles, filtering, calibration, and actuator limits so that motion is smooth, responsive, accurate, and predictable.
• Translate high-level movement and expressive-behaviour intent into reliable, physically achievable trajectories and control commands.
• Develop robust interfaces between motion controls, embedded firmware, motor controllers, ROS/ROS2, autonomy, perception, and higher-level behaviour systems.
• Help migrate latency-sensitive and safety-critical control functions from edge compute onto microcontrollers and real-time operating systems, including the supporting communication and synchronisation mechanisms.
• Bring up, evaluate, and debug motors, actuators, sensors, and control electronics on physical robots; investigate issues across software, firmware, electrical, mechanical, and mechanical-integration boundaries.
• Define and implement fault detection, limits, safe-state behaviour, graceful degradation, recovery, and observability for the motion stack.
• Build simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, replay, and automated regression tests that improve confidence before changes reach a physical robot or customer environment.
• Work with electrical and mechanical engineers on actuator selection, motor evaluation, sensing, interfaces, performance trade-offs, and design changes for new embodiments.
• Collaborate with autonomy, AI, and interaction teams to incorporate perception and behaviour signals into motion while maintaining safety, stability, and clear system boundaries.
• Document control assumptions, interfaces, tuning procedures, test evidence, and operational runbooks so that motion-control knowledge is not concentrated in one person.
• Raise the team’s depth in robotics controls and real-time systems through design reviews, pairing, and pragmatic knowledge-sharing.

Requirements

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4+ years of relevant experience developing motion-control, robotics, autonomous-vehicle, drone, or other electromechanical systems.
• Strong understanding of classical control and robotics fundamentals, including kinematics, dynamics, trajectory generation, feedback control, filtering, calibration, and actuator constraints.
• Proven ability to ship robust software for real robotic or embedded systems, using modern C++ and/or C; Python for tooling, analysis, and test automation.
• Experience debugging and tuning control systems on physical hardware, not only in simulation.
• Experience working with real-time or embedded systems, hardware interfaces, and communications such as CAN and Ethernet.
• Familiarity with Linux and ROS/ROS2, and an understanding of how high-level robotics software interfaces with firmware and motor controllers.
• Experience designing tests, analysing telemetry, reproducing failures, and using disciplined root-cause investigation to improve system reliability.
• A strong safety mindset and the ability to reason about limits, fault modes, graceful degradation, and operation around people.
• Strong ownership, execution, and written and verbal communication skills in an ambiguous, fast-moving environment.
• Ability to work effectively across firmware, electrical, mechanical, autonomy, AI, and product teams.

Bonus Points

• Experience with microcontrollers, RTOS-based firmware, or migrating control functions from a Linux compute platform to embedded real-time hardware.
• Experience with motor-control systems, actuator evaluation, drive tuning, torque/position/velocity control, or multi-axis coordination.
• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop testing, simulation, replay systems, or automated motion-regression infrastructure.
• Experience with human-facing, safety-critical, or reliability-critical robotic products.
• Experience with expressive motion, gesture generation, behaviour execution, or incorporating perception/ML signals into physical movement.
• Familiarity with Isaac Sim, Gazebo, MuJoCo, or another robotics simulation environment.
• Experience with formal verification, safety standards, or certification of autonomous or human-rated systems.
• Master’s or PhD in a relevant field.

Benefits

Benefits:

The salary for this position may vary depending on factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package may also include additional benefits or components based on the specific role. Details will be provided if an employment offer is made.

If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement, that’s okay … we encourage you to apply. At Andromeda Robotics, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Let’s build the future together.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Please note: At this time, we are generally not offering visa sponsorship for this role.