# Senior / Staff Robotics Controls Engineer

Why RoboForce RoboForce is an AI robotics company developing Physical AI-powered Robo-Labor for dull, dirty, and dangerous work. The company’s robots are engineered for demanding industrial environments, with a focus on real-world deployment and scalability. We are looking for a Senior / Staff Robotics Controls Engineer to turn operator and planner intent into predictable physical behavior. You will develop and deploy control software for motion and interaction, with opportunities across Cartesian control, coordinated motion and compliance. This role is close to the hardware. You will work through real sensing, actuation, timing and contact challenges, measure what the robot actually does, and collaborate with software and hardware engineers to deliver useful behavior beyond a demonstration. Responsibilities Motion Control: Design, implement and tune controllers for joint, Cartesian or coordinated robot motion according to task and hardware needs. Coordination & Constraints: Integrate control with kinematics, dynamics, task priorities and practical actuator or workspace limits. Compliance & Physical Interaction: Develop appropriate interaction behavior for tasks that require impe

- **Id**: 4005936
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/roboforce-senior-staff-robotics-controls-engineer>
- **Role**: Robotics
- **Role family**: Robotics
- **Seniority**: staff
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Milpitas, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: yes
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-10T01:32:32Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-10
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T07:07:59Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3965
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity, Stock options, Vision insurance
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Robotics AI, Industrial Robotics

## Company

- **Id**: 686554
- **Name**: RoboForce
- **Domain**: roboforce.ai
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/roboforce>
- **Size band**: 51-200
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Greenhouse

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 84
- **Open postings**: 17
- **Ghost share**: 0.176
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 112
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 190000
- **Max**: 265000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 265000

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **Physical AI** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **ROS** — Optional: no
- **Teleoperation** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-10T07:07:59Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 12; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 18 · green card filings: 3; Filings 12m: 18

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 112
- **Reasons**: conf:5, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T12:08:25Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 265000
- **Is top pay**: no

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