Senior Robotics Systems Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 2, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 26, 2026.
About the company
Our client is a heavy industry technology company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Put autonomy features onto production work vehicles and move them from early prototype to dependable field performance. The role leads hardware and software bring-up for new vehicle platforms and supports deployments at industrial sites.
What you'll do
- Put autonomy features onto production work vehicles and carry them from early prototype to reliable operation.
- Be accountable for how the hardware and software parts of a vehicle work together and behave correctly during testing.
- Lead bring-up work for new vehicle platforms, covering device setup, calibration and performance tuning across several manufacturers.
- Build diagnostics, validation criteria and release gates that confirm a growing fleet in several countries is ready for production use.
- Partner with adjacent engineering, field operations and safety colleagues to make autonomous behavior dependable in demanding industrial environments.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Hands-on record of putting autonomous software onto working vehicles in the field.
- Track record of taking an early machine design through to volume use.
- Strong Python and C++ programming skills.
- Experience with Linux-based robotics systems.
- A bachelor's degree in robotics, computer science, electrical engineering or a closely related engineering discipline.
- Willingness to travel up to 15% to customer sites.
Bonus points
- Experience with perception interfaces and camera pipelines.
- Experience with sensor fusion, calibration workflows or vehicle CAN interfaces.
- A graduate degree in robotics or a closely related discipline.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 185,000 to 213,000 per year
- Equity
- Medical, dental and vision coverage
- Disability and life insurance
- Flexible spending or health savings account options
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Annual performance bonus
- Sick time
- Unlimited flexible time off
- Paid holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Pre-tax commuter benefit plan
Location and work model
- San Francisco, California, United States
- On-site, 5 days a week in the office
- Full-time