{"id":458875,"url":"https://alion.io/job/ottonomy-robotics-developer-ros-and-applications","title":"Robotics Developer – ROS and Applications","company":{"id":176385,"name":"Ottonomy","domain":"ottonomy.io","url":"https://alion.io/company/ottonomy","size_band":"11-50","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Schema","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":75,"open_postings":6,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":1,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":null,"computed_at":"2026-10-27T05:46:45Z"}},"role":"Robotics","role_family":"Robotics","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"inferred","locations":[],"countries":[],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"C++","optional":false},{"name":"CMake","optional":false},{"name":"Docker","optional":false},{"name":"Git","optional":false},{"name":"Linux","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false},{"name":"ROS","optional":false},{"name":"Ubuntu","optional":false},{"name":"CI/CD","optional":true},{"name":"JavaScript","optional":true},{"name":"React.js","optional":true},{"name":"Rest API","optional":true},{"name":"rqt","optional":true},{"name":"RViz","optional":true},{"name":"WebSockets","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-07-21T14:44:47Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-07-21","last_verified_at":"2026-10-26T14:34:56Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":97,"trust":{"level":"stale","repost_count":0,"flags":["stale"],"days_open":97},"description":"About the RoleWe are looking for a Robotics Developer with hands-on experience in ROS-based software development, system integration, and robot-facing user interfaces.The candidate will work on migrating and maintaining ROS applications, developing tools and dashboards for robot operation, and supporting general robotics software development and deployment.Responsibilities\nDevelop and maintain ROS 1 and ROS 2 packages using C++ and Python.\nSupport migration between ROS versions, Ubuntu versions, and embedded computing platforms.\nUpdate launch files, dependencies, build systems, and third-party ROS packages.\nBuild web-based or desktop user interfaces for robot monitoring, configuration, diagnostics, and control.\nIntegrate sensors, actuators, navigation modules, and hardware drivers.\nDebug ROS topics, services, actions, TF, parameters, and communication issues.\nDeploy and maintain ROS applications using Linux, Docker, and systemd.\nDevelop basic robot behaviours, diagnostics, watchdogs, and developer tools.\nTest software on physical robots and support field troubleshooting.\nMaintain technical documentation and follow standard Git-based development workflows.\nRequired Skills\nStrong programming skills in C++ and Python.\nPractical experience with ROS 1, ROS 2, or both.\nGood understanding of ROS topics, services, actions, TF, launch files, and package development.\nExperience with Linux, Git, CMake, and debugging.\nExperience integrating software with sensors or robot hardware.\nAbility to understand and modify existing robotics codebases.\nPreferred Skills\nExperience with ROS migration or ROS 1 to ROS 2 migration.\nExperience with Catkin, Colcon, and Ament.\nFamiliarity with Docker and NVIDIA Jetson platforms.\nExperience developing ROS-based web dashboards using React, JavaScript, WebSockets, rosbridge, or REST APIs.\nFamiliarity with RViz, RQT, URDF, rosbag, navigation, localization, and sensor drivers.\nExposure to CI/CD, system monitoring, and remote robot deployment.\nWhat We Value\nStrong debugging and problem-solving skills.\nA practical approach to working with physical robots.\nAbility to work across software, operating systems, networking, and hardware integration.\nOwnership, clear communication, and good technical documentation.","description_format":"text","description_chars":2260,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Robotic Software & Control Systems","Robotics","Retail & Commercial Robotics","Service & Hospitality Robotics"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-06T10:23:06Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 1","filings_12m":1,"filings_prev_12m":2,"green_card_filings_12m":0,"median_offered_wage_usd":147500,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-15T11:24:14+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)"],"filings_for_role_12m":1}],"liveness":{"score":7,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.213,"p_room":0.35,"age_days":97,"expected_fill_days":42,"reasons":["conf:15","win:tail"],"computed_at":"2026-10-27T05:46:45Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/ottonomy-robotics-developer-ros-and-applications","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/ottonomy-robotics-developer-ros-and-applications.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-27T10:33:19Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":12155,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-28T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":176385},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=176385"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fottonomy-robotics-developer-ros-and-applications"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fottonomy-robotics-developer-ros-and-applications"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fottonomy-robotics-developer-ros-and-applications"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/ottonomy-robotics-developer-ros-and-applications\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fottonomy-robotics-developer-ros-and-applications"}]}