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Our growing team brings together world-class researchers working across our offices in Zurich and San Francisco.\nResponsibilities\nOwn the middleware: Engineer low-latency, highly reliable middleware bridging from VLA/VAM AI models to the firmware layer. Ensure strict control loop timing, deterministic packet scheduling, and seamless translation of learned policies into physical action.\nControl Systems: Lead the design of the control algorithms that make our physical AI interact with the world. Design, implement and test middleware across multiple robot platforms.\nSafety, Certification & Tooling: Lead the charge on building a certified, reliable, and safe real-time control stack ready for client deployment at scale.\nWhat you bring\nStrong Proficiency in C++, Rust, and/or Python, with 5+ years of real production experience building real-time robotics systems or complex control stacks.\n Deep Robotics Expertise: Thorough understanding of robot kinematics, dynamics, and modern control theory, combined with practical Linux systems programming (scheduling, RTOS principles, hardware interfaces).\nSystems Mindset: An ability to optimize the stack end-to-end. A mindset fiercely focused on determinism, physical safety, scalability, and hard real-time correctness.\nDeployed to production Track record of deploying highly reliable, physical robotic systems in commercial settings.\nFluent English speaker.\nMaster’s Degree or Ph.D. in Robotics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.\nNice to have\nDeep familiarity with the quirks of multi-DOF manipulators and dexterous end-effectors.\nExperience in hard real-time distributed systems and industrial communication protocols (e.g., EtherCAT, CAN, ROS2).\nExperience in safety certification standards for robotic manipulators\nExperience interfacing directly with VLA/VAM models or deploying end-to-end learned policies onto physical hardware.\nYou will have the opportunity to shape a robotics & AI company from the ground up. In flat hierarchies, you will work directly with the founders and some of the best talents in the robotics space. At mimic, you are accepted for who you are. As part of our ongoing journey towards creating a diverse and inclusive environment, we encourage everyone to apply, and we are looking forward to you bringing along your knowledge, personal experiences, and fresh perspectives. 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