Senior Robotics Engineer
Senior Robotics Engineer at Yondu — Gardena, CA, US
- Company: Yondu
- Location: Gardena, CA, US
- Employment type: FULL_TIME
- Salary: USD 120000–200000 / year
- Posted: 2026-07-17
About this role
We’re looking for an experienced roboticist to work with our team in maintaining, improving, and battle-readying our our end-to-end robotic workforce solution. You’ll possibly work or lead various different projects such as robot and teleoperation design, control systems, or fleet control and navigation optimization.
Qualifications/Requirements
5+ years software engineering experience, including 3+ in robotics, aerospace, or other physical domains.
Proven experience leading software teams and delivering production systems for real hardware.
Strong C++ and Python skills
Familiarity with Docker deployment
Experience with real-time or near-real-time control systems and hardware–software integration.
Strong understanding of modern software practices including: Git, code review, automated testing, CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, etc.)
Experience managing sensor data pipelines (stereo/RGB cameras, Lidar, IMUs, force/torque).
Experience with ROS/ROS 2
Linux
Nice To Haves
Proficiency in profiling and optimizing C++/Python code for systems with limited compute and memory resources.
Experience with simulation environments (Gazebo, Isaac Sim, etc.).
Experience building low-latency networking and communication systems for teleoperation.
Background in computer vision, perception, ML-based detection/pose estimation, or SLAM.
Experience in startup or fast-paced R&D environments, including hiring and mentoring teams.
Things that make you an ideal fit:
You are excited to remain hands-on in the code while unblocking your team and facilitating technical decisions rather than dictating them.