Applied Intuition is a Silicon Valley software company founded in 2017 that develops digital infrastructure and simulation platforms for autonomous systems and physical AI. The platform provides advanced tools for simulation, synthetic data generation, and vehicle software management, allowing engineers to develop, test, and safely deploy self-driving technology. It serves leading global automotive manufacturers, defense organizations, and commercial transport companies across sectors like trucking, agriculture, and mining.
HQ: Mountain View, United States • Smart Mobility • Manufacturing • Automotive Manufacturing • Artificial Intelligence • Autonomous Driving • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2017
$130k – $175k per year • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Ann Arbor, United States) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C++
Python
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
CI/CD
Jenkins
GitLab
Robotics
ROS
ROS2
$189k – $270k per year • Equity • Middle • 4+ years exp • In office (Sunnyvale, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
C++
Python
AI/ML
Reinforcement Learning
DevOps
CI/CD
Robotics
EtherCAT
Teleoperation
Gazebo
Imitation Learning
Isaac Sim
MuJoCo
Path Planning
Reinforcement Learning
ROS
ROS2
Sensor Fusion
SLAM
Ouster is a San Francisco lidar company founded in 2015 that builds digital sensors based on a single-photon avalanche diode architecture. Its sensors and perception software are used in industrial automation, smart infrastructure, robotics and automotive projects. The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and merged with rival Velodyne in 2023.
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Lasers & Photonics • Sensors • Hardware • 51-200 employees • Est. 2015
$150k – $190k per year • Staff+ • 5+ years exp • In office • Bachelor's Degree • Staff
Python
AI/ML
LLM
NumPy
Pandas
DevOps
CI/CD
GitLab CI
Jenkins
GitLab
Robotics
ROS2
Analytics
Plotly
Gramian Consulting Group is an international management and technology consulting firm based in Los Angeles, California. The firm provides executive-level advisory services, digital transformation strategy, software engineering, and corporate restructuring for middle-market and enterprise clients across diverse industries. By combining high-level strategic planning with hands-on technology execution, the company helps client organizations modernize their operations, optimize revenue models, and scale business growth efficiently.
HQ: Los Angeles, United States • Professional Services
Remote (Romania) • Full-Time
C++
Rust
C++
Qt
AI/ML
Computer Vision
DevOps
CI/CD
Robotics
GStreamer
ROS2
The future of warehouse automation. Yondu is building an embodied AI platform that enables you to automate any logistics task in any warehouse with any off-the-shelf robot.
Los Angeles • Artificial Intelligence • Robotics • Logistics & Warehouse Robotics • 11-50 employees
$48k – $120k per year • Intern • In office (Los Angeles, United States) • Internship • Intern
C++
Python
AI/ML
Computer Vision
DevOps
Git
Ubuntu
Docker
Robotics
Autonomous Navigation
Motion Planning
ROS2
American manufacturing, automated. AI robot workcells qualified off-site — live on your floor in weeks, not quarters.
San Francisco • Industrial Automation • Robotics • Industrial Robotics • 51-200 employees • Est. 2025
$120k – $170k per year • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time
C++
Python
AI/ML
Computer Vision
DINOv2
Quantization
TensorRT
Robotics
Localization
Perception
ROS
ROS2
Imitation Learning
Motion Planning
Sim-to-Real
Intern • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Internship • Intern
Python
C++
C++
PyTorch C++
AI/ML
DINOv2
PyTorch
LLM Evaluation
Robotics
Imitation Learning
Diffusion Policy
OpenVLA
ROS
ROS2
Buy or lease 90+ humanoids, arms, and quadrupeds. Custom teleoperation datasets and reinforcement learning environments for VLA and foundation-model research. San Francisco lab, global shipping, trusted by research teams at 6+ universities.
San Francisco • Artificial Intelligence • Robotics • Humanoid Robots • 11-50 employees
$80k – $180k per year • Junior • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time
Anomaly Detection
OpenCV
Computer Vision
Robotics
MoveIt
ROS
ROS2
Autonomous Navigation
Path Planning
Sensor Fusion
SLAM
Teleoperation
Intern • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Internship • Intern
Anomaly Detection
OpenCV
Computer Vision
Robotics
MoveIt
ROS
ROS2
Autonomous Navigation
Path Planning
Sensor Fusion
SLAM
Teleoperation
Polymath Robotics builds core autonomy and safety systems for off-highway vehicles. Trusted by OEMs, fleet operators, and defense leaders to power the future of autonomy.
San Francisco • Industrial Robotics • Artificial Intelligence • Autonomous Driving • 11-50 employees
$150k – $250k per year • Equity 0–0.2% • Senior • 6+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
C++
Python
Robotics
Model Predictive Control
ROS
ROS2
$150k – $200k per year • Equity • Senior • 3+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Astro
DevOps
Shift-Left
Cybersecurity
Shift-Left Security
Robotics
ROS2
Zeiss is an international technology enterprise in the optical and optoelectronic industries, headquartered in Oberkochen, Germany, and founded in 1846. The company develops, produces, and distributes a wide range of products including semiconductor manufacturing equipment, medical technology, industrial metrology, microscopy solutions, and consumer optics such as eyeglass lenses and camera lenses. Operating in nearly 50 countries with dozens of production sites and service locations worldwide, the group is wholly owned by the Carl Zeiss Foundation, one of the largest foundations in Germany.
HQ: Stuttgart, Germany • Test & Measurement • Semiconductor Manufacturing • Manufacturing • Vision Care & Ophthalmology • Health Care • Medical Devices • Hardware • Lasers & Photonics • 5000+ employees
Intern • In office (Karlsruhe, Germany) • Master's Degree • Internship • Intern • English
C++
Python
Robotics
Drake
LeRobot
Motion Planning
MoveIt
Pinocchio
ROS
ros2_control
ROS2
Intel is an American semiconductor company founded in 1968 by Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore and headquartered in Santa Clara, California. It created the x86 instruction set that still underpins most personal computers and servers, and designs and manufactures processors, chipsets, discrete graphics, networking silicon and AI accelerators. Unlike most of its competitors the company owns its fabrication plants, and it is investing heavily in Intel Foundry to manufacture chips for external customers while rebuilding its process technology leadership.
HQ: Santa Clara, United States • Cloud Computing • Semiconductor Manufacturing • Data & Analytics • Artificial Intelligence • Hardware • Computer Components • Semiconductors • 5000+ employees • Est. 1968
≈ $35k – $87k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Bengaluru, India) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C++
Python
C++
PyTorch C++
AI/ML
OpenVINO
PyTorch
VLM
Edge AI
DevOps
GitHub
Robotics
ROS
ROS2
Management
Slack
Intern • In office (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) • Internship • Intern
C++
MATLAB
Python
AI/ML
LangChain
LangGraph
RAG
AI Agents
Model Context Protocol
DevOps
Git
Robotics
ROS
ROS2
Design
AutoCAD
SolidWorks
≈ $179k – $362k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 8+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Hillsboro, Santa Clara, Austin, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Architect
C++
Python
C++
LLVM
PyTorch C++
TensorFlow C++
AI/ML
CUDA
CUDA Toolkit
JAX
ONNX
OpenVINO
PyTorch
TensorFlow
DevOps
CI/CD
Robotics
ROS2
ICON is the world's leading clinical research organisation, providing outsourced clinical development and commercialisation services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries.
HQ: Dublin, Ireland • CRO & CDMO Services • Health Care • Clinical Research • Est. 1990
≈ $94k – $208k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 5+ years exp • In office (Austin, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Contractor • Middle
C++
Python
DevOps
CI/CD
GitHub Actions
Jenkins
GitHub
Robotics
Gazebo
MuJoCo
ROS
ROS2
EtherCAT
Bosch is a leading global supplier of technology and services, operating across mobility solutions, industrial technology, consumer goods, and energy and building technology. Headquartered in Germany, the enterprise is renowned for its innovations in Internet of Things (IoT) software, automotive components, power tools, and household appliances.
HQ: Gerlingen, Germany • Consumer Electronics • Artificial Intelligence • Hardware • Home Appliances • Automotive Manufacturing • Manufacturing • Consumer Goods • 5000+ employees
Intern • In office (Plymouth, United States) • Relocation • Bachelor's Degree • Internship • Intern
C++
Python
Robotics
ROS
ROS2
In office (Shanghai, China) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Middle • English
C++
MATLAB
MATLAB
Simulink
Robotics
Gazebo
Path Planning
PyBullet
ROS2
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In office (Shanghai, China) • Full-Time • Middle • English • Chinese: C1
C++
Python
Robotics
Gazebo
Isaac Sim
MuJoCo
Pinocchio
ROS2
DoorDash is an American technology company headquartered in San Francisco that operates a leading global local commerce and on-demand delivery platform. The company connects consumers with local merchants, offering last-mile logistics for restaurant meals, groceries, convenience goods, and retail items delivered by independent couriers. Beyond its core consumer marketplace, DoorDash provides digital ordering software, merchant advertising tools, and white-label fulfillment services for businesses across multiple countries.
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Commerce • Marketplaces • Transportation & Logistics • Delivery
$4k – $14k per year • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
C++
Python
DevOps
Buildkite
Git
Jenkins
Robotics
ROS
ROS2
$4k – $14k per year • Equity • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Bachelor's Degree
C++
Python
C++
CMake
Conan
LLVM
DevOps
Bazel
CI/CD
Robotics
Foxglove Studio
ROS2
RViz
ROS
Analytics
Plotly
Auterion is a Swiss company founded in 2017 that builds an open operating system for drones and robotic vehicles. Its software is derived from the PX4 open source autopilot and powers fleets for defence, government and enterprise users. The company works closely with NATO members and American defence programmes.
HQ: Zurich, Switzerland • Robotics AI • Robotics • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2017
≈ $96k – $241k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • In office (Zurich, Switzerland) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
C++
Python
AI/ML
Computer Vision
OpenCV
Quantization
Robotics
MAVLink
ROS2
Sensor Fusion
SLAM
≈ $63k – $144k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Junior • 2+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Zurich, Switzerland) • Bachelor's Degree • Junior
Bash
C++
Python
C
C
U-Boot
AI/ML
Computer Vision
DevOps
Debian
Docker
Robotics
GStreamer
ROS2
Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation headquartered in Austin, Texas. Founded in 1977 by Larry Ellison, Bob Miner, and Ed Oates, Oracle is one of the world's largest enterprise software and cloud computing infrastructure providers.
HQ: Austin, United States • Software • LLM & Generative AI • Information Technology • Data & Analytics • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • Cloud Computing • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) • Database Management • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1977
$102k – $210k per year • Equity • Senior • In office (Nashville, United States) • Senior
Platform Engineering
Robotics
ROS2
AeroVect is an autonomous driving technology company headquartered in San Francisco, California, and founded in 2020. The company develops the AeroVect Driver, an AI-powered software platform designed to automate ground support equipment such as baggage tractors and cargo haulers at airports. Its solutions are deployed at major passenger and cargo hubs globally to improve operational safety, reduce labor costs, and enhance reliability in airside environments.
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Logistics & Warehouse Robotics • Robotics • Transportation & Logistics • Ground Systems • Space & Aerospace • Air Transport • Artificial Intelligence • Autonomous Driving • 201-500 employees • Est. 2020
≈ $148k – $278k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 7+ years exp • In office (Atlanta, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
C++
Python
DevOps
WebSockets
Robotics
ROS
ROS2
≈ $170k – $283k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 5+ years exp • Stockholm • London • Amsterdam • Paris • Toronto • Remote (United States, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Canada) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
C++
Python
Robotics
Mission Planner
Motion Planning
ROS
ROS2
$160k – $180k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • South San Francisco • Stockholm • London • Berlin • New York • Remote (United States, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Canada) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C++
Python
DevOps
RTOS
Robotics
Motion Planning
ROS
ROS2
Mach Industries is an American defense technology and advanced manufacturing company. Founded in 2022 by Ethan Thornton and headquartered in Huntington Beach, California (with facilities in Austin and San Luis Obispo), the venture-backed startup develops autonomous defense hardware, strike munitions, and novel hydrogen-powered propulsion systems designed for scalable, high-volume manufacturing.
HQ: Huntington Beach, United States • Manufacturing • Defense Manufacturing • Military • 201-500 employees • Est. 2022
$120k – $155k per year • Equity • Junior • 1+ year exp • In office (Huntington Beach, United States) • Full-Time • Junior
C++
Python
DevOps
GitHub
Cybersecurity
Wireshark
Robotics
ArduPilot
MAVLink
Mission Planner
QGroundControl
ROS2
Management
Draw.io
Persona AI is a humanoid robotics startup founded in 2024 to build industrial robots for shipbuilding and heavy fabrication. Its founding team came from Apptronik, NASA's Valkyrie programme and conversational artificial intelligence startups. The company works with Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai on welding robots for dangerous shipyard tasks.
HQ: Houston, United States • Humanoid Robots • Military Robotics • Robotics AI • 201-500 employees • Est. 2024
≈ $105k – $209k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Houston, United States) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C++
Python
AI/ML
Synthetic Data
Post-training
Reinforcement Learning
DevOps
CI/CD
Robotics
Digital Twin
Isaac Sim
Isaac Lab
Reinforcement Learning
ROS2
Apptronik is a humanoid robotics company spun out of a robotics laboratory at the University of Texas at Austin in 2016. Its Apollo robot is designed for logistics and manufacturing work such as case handling and machine tending, with force-controlled actuators built in-house. The company works with Google DeepMind on robot learning and has run pilots with large manufacturers and retailers.
HQ: Austin, United States • Artificial Intelligence • Design & Creative • Robotics • Est. 2016
≈ $146k – $320k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Sunnyvale, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
C++
C++
CMake
DevOps
CI/CD
Git
Robotics
Apollo
BehaviorTree.CPP
Drake
MuJoCo
ROS2
Sensor Fusion
≈ $180k – $325k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Austin, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
C++
C++
CMake
DevOps
CI/CD
Git
Robotics
Apollo
BehaviorTree.CPP
Drake
MuJoCo
ROS2
Sensor Fusion
≈ $86k – $206k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 2+ years exp • In office (Austin, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Internship • Junior
C++
Python
Mobile
JUnit
DevOps
Git
Bitbucket
CI/CD
GitHub Actions
Grafana
Jenkins
Loki
Prometheus
GitHub
Robotics
Apollo
ROS
ROS2
QA
Pytest
Torc Robotics is an autonomous vehicle company and an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck. Founded in 2005 by Virginia Tech engineers, the company specializes in developing Level 4 self-driving technology primarily tailored for long-haul commercial freight. Its core product ecosystem, TorcDrive, integrates AI-driven software, sensor fusion, and fleet command tools directly into production-intent vehicles like the Freightliner Cascadia to commercialize safe, scalable hub-to-hub autonomous trucking.
HQ: Blacksburg, United States • Artificial Intelligence • Road Transport • Autonomous Driving
≈ $118k – $236k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Middle • 4+ years exp • In office • Relocation • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
C++
Python
C++
Google Test
AI/ML
CUDA
CUDA Toolkit
Reinforcement Learning
TensorRT
DevOps
Git
Robotics
Motion Planning
Apollo
Autoware
Imitation Learning
Model Predictive Control
Reinforcement Learning
ROS
ROS2
QA
Pytest
Robot Framework
≈ $151k – $251k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • 8+ years exp • Ann Arbor • Remote (United States) • Relocation • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C++
Python
DevOps
CI/CD
GitHub Actions
Jenkins
GitHub
Robotics
ROS2
$139k – $167k per year • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Ann Arbor, United States) • Relocation • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C++
Python
Robotics
ROS
ROS2
RViz
Sensor Fusion
Sanctuary AI is a humanoid robotics company headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, and founded in 2018 by Geordie Rose, Suzanne Gildert, Olivia Norton, and Ajay Agrawal. The company develops Phoenix, a general purpose humanoid with hydraulically actuated dexterous hands, controlled by a system it calls Carbon that is intended to reason about tasks the way a person would. It runs pilot deployments in retail and industrial settings and has partnered with manufacturers including Magna.
HQ: Vancouver, Canada • Multimodal AI • Robotic Software & Control Systems • Robotics AI • Humanoid Robots • Artificial Intelligence • Robotics • Est. 2018
Intern • In office (Vancouver, Canada) • Master's Degree • Internship • Intern
Python
AI/ML
Computer Vision
JAX
PyTorch
Reinforcement Learning
Transfer Learning
Robotics
Imitation Learning
Reinforcement Learning
ROS2
≈ $146k – $292k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Staff+ • 2+ years exp • In office (Vancouver, Canada) • PhD • Full-Time • Architect
Python
AI/ML
Multimodal AI
PyTorch
DevOps
CI/CD
Robotics
Sim-to-Real
Isaac Gym
MuJoCo
ROS2
Management
Confluence
Jira
≈ $88k – $187k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 4+ years exp • In office (Vancouver, Canada) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
C++
Python
C++
PyTorch C++
TensorFlow C++
AI/ML
Computer Vision
CUDA Toolkit
OpenMP
PyTorch
Scikit-learn
Spark
TensorFlow
Reinforcement Learning
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
Robotics
Imitation Learning
Perception
ROS2
Reinforcement Learning
Salary range
| Seniority |
Jobs |
25% |
Median |
75% |
| Junior |
10 |
$160K |
$173K |
$182K |
| Middle |
8 |
$110K |
$156K |
$212K |
| Senior |
23 |
$150K |
$180K |
$205K |
| All levels |
60 |
$155K |
$190K |
$248K |
Based only on the listings that state pay. Gross annual amounts, converted to USD so roles in different currencies stay comparable.
Relocation package
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The market right now
Alion currently lists 207 open ROS2 jobs from 99 companies. 22 of them were posted or refreshed in the last seven days. 89 of the employers have posted something in the last three months, which is the pool worth watching if you are starting a search now. Every listing links straight to the employer, so you apply on their own board rather than through an intermediary.
What these roles pay
60 of these ROS2 jobs state pay directly. Across them the middle half of the market sits between $155K and $248K a year, with a median of $190K. By level, the median runs junior at $173K, middle at $156K, and senior at $180K. Figures are gross annual amounts converted to US dollars, so roles in different currencies stay comparable.
Where the work is
The largest concentrations of these roles are Switzerland (10), Japan (4), France (4), Vietnam (4), and Singapore (4). 13% of the listings are fully remote and a further 15% are hybrid, so a large part of this market is open to you regardless of where you live.
Who is hiring
The employers with the most open ROS2 jobs right now are AI Robot Association (15), AeroVect (10), Humanoid (9), Skild (8), RIVR (6), and NODA AI (6). Each company page on Alion carries its size, funding stage, tech stack and every other position it has open, so you can judge the employer before you spend an evening on the application.
What employers ask for
Reading across the current listings, the tools that come up most often are ROS2 (207), Python (167), C++ (156), ROS (125), CI/CD (56), Computer Vision (49), Sensor Fusion (40), and Isaac Sim (38). The counts are how many of these openings name each one, which is a better guide to what is actually being hired for than a generic skills list.
Relocation, visas and equity
Of the current ROS2 jobs, 12 state visa sponsorship, 20 offer a relocation package, and 43 include equity. These are filters on the list above, so you can narrow it to the ones that make a move possible for you.
