Senior Staff Robotics Engineer Motion Planning
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RoboForce is a Milpitas, California robotics company building Physical AI-powered industrial robotic labor systems.
Milpitas, United States
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About RoboForce
RoboForce develops the TITAN general-purpose AI robot and related robot foundation-model stack for demanding industrial work, including solar, data centers, shipping, mining, and manufacturing.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will build local motion-planning, costmap-ingestion, and deterministic safety systems for a robotic fleet. You will develop center-of-mass-aware trajectories, integrate planning interfaces with whole-body control, and deploy autonomous navigation solutions on physical robots.
Requirements
- PhD in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or an MS degree with 4+ years of relevant industry experience
- Experience developing and tuning local planners and trajectory-optimization algorithms
- Understanding of kinematics, vehicle dynamics, and center-of-mass constraints
- Modern C++ expertise
- Real-time performance, memory-management, and low-latency engineering experience
- Experience deploying autonomous navigation stacks on physical robotic platforms
- Ability to work in-office 5 days per week
Responsibilities
- Architect and implement local planners and trajectory optimization algorithms
- Build real-time C++ pipelines that convert AI outputs into planning constraints
- Develop center-of-mass-aware navigation trajectories
- Build deterministic safety layers and fallback behaviors
- Architect interfaces between local planning and whole-body control
Benefits
- Stock options or equity programs
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) plan
- Visa sponsorship and green card support for qualified candidates
- Lunches and dinners
- Fully stocked kitchen
- Regular team-building events