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We are looking for a Robot Platform Engineer to join our Humanoid team and help develop the software foundation that connects hardware, controls, middleware, and applications into a reliable production-ready robotics platform.\nThis role sits at the intersection of robotics software, embedded systems, distributed systems, middleware, and hardware integration. You will work directly with engineers across locomotion, whole-body control, manipulation, perception, state estimation, and embedded software to ensure the humanoid platform operates reliably on real hardware.\nWe are looking for a strong C++ software engineer who enjoys working close to the robot, solving system-level challenges, and building robust software infrastructure for complex robotic systems.\nYour mission & challenges\nHumanoid Platform Integration\nDevelop and maintain the software abstraction layer connecting 4NE1 hardware capabilities to NEURA's platform software.\n\nIntegrate actuators, joints, limbs, hands, sensors, safety systems, and robot controllers into a unified software architecture.\n\nCreate and maintain hardware interfaces that expose robot capabilities to control, planning, and application layers.\n\nCollaborate closely with controls, locomotion, and hardware teams on platform-wide integration.\n\nMiddleware & System Integration\nIntegrate software 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and maintain software for robot operating modes, including:\nLocomotion\n\nStanding and balancing\n\nManipulation\n\nWhole-body control\n\nGravity compensation\n\nService and maintenance modes\n\nRecovery procedures\n\nImplement safe controller switching and mode-transition logic.\n\nRobot Bring-Up & Hardware Integration\nDevelop software responsible for startup, calibration, homing, and shutdown procedures.\n\nIntegrate sensors, actuators, motor controllers, and embedded subsystems.\n\nSupport robot bring-up and commissioning activities on physical hardware.\n\nDebug software issues in real-world environments where timing, synchronization, and hardware behavior matter.\n\nFault Management & Health Monitoring\nDevelop watchdog and fault-management mechanisms.\n\nImplement fault detection, classification, recovery, and escalation logic.\n\nBuild robot-wide health monitoring systems covering:\nJoint and actuator health\n\nThermal monitoring\n\nController status\n\nCommunication 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embedded systems or hardware-near software.\n\nStrong Linux development experience, including:\nMulti-threaded applications\n\nDebugging and profiling\n\nProcess and memory management\n\nPerformance optimization\n\nExperience developing real-time or latency-sensitive applications.\n\nExperience with DDS-based communication systems such as FastDDS, Cyclone DDS, RTI Connext, or comparable distributed communication frameworks.\n\nExperience integrating software across complex systems involving hardware, sensors, controllers, and distributed software services.\n\nPractical experience working with physical robots or robotic hardware platforms, not solely simulation environments.\n\nExperience bringing up, integrating, troubleshooting, or deploying robotic systems on real hardware.\n\nStrong understanding of software architecture, system integration, and debugging in complex environments.\n\nExperience designing and implementing state machines for operational and fault-management 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