Software Engineer II - Robotics
Rocket Lab Corporation20 hours ago
Pasadena, CA, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$108k - $135k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain software for robotic systems, embedded interfaces, control applications, test systems, production support tools, and operator-facing tools.
- Support software development from concept through implementation, simulation, hardware bring-up, integration, testing, deployment, troubleshooting, and production support.
- Integrate software with motors, actuators, encoders, sensors, motion controllers, embedded systems, machine vision systems, industrial networks, and robotic equipment.
- Partner with mechanical, electrical, controls, systems, manufacturing, test, and quality teams to define requirements, interfaces, verification approaches, and release criteria.
- Troubleshoot issues across software, controls, electrical hardware, sensors, actuators, networks, robotic hardware, and production equipment.
- Support code reviews, version control, automated testing, release practices, documentation, and production support practices.
- Communicate software status, technical risks, trade studies, test results, and implementation plans to technical and cross-functional stakeholders.
Requirements
- Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronics, or Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 2–5 years of professional software engineering experience involving robotics, motion control, embedded systems, hardware systems, or other complex technical products.
- Strong proficiency in C++ and/or Python.
- Experience with robotics frameworks such as ROS or ROS 2, including real-time variants or real-time robotics applications.
- Hands-on experience integrating software with motors, actuators, encoders, sensors, motion controllers, embedded systems, machine vision, or industrial networks.
- Experience with real-time or embedded software, control loops, deterministic timing, and hardware bring-up.
- Knowledge of software architecture, Git-based workflows, code reviews, automated testing, release practices, documentation, and production support.
- Experience developing in Linux environments.
- Ability to define requirements, evaluate alternatives, align stakeholders, and deliver software in a cross-functional hardware development environment.
- Preferred experience includes motion planning, kinematics and dynamics, trajectory generation, controls software, robot calibration, perception systems, state estimation, and sensor fusion.
- Preferred experience includes real-time operating systems, bare-metal embedded development, hard real-time control, safety-critical software, aerospace or industrial communication interfaces, simulation, digital twins, hardware-in-the-loop, software-in-the-loop, automated test equipment, and production test systems.
- Preferred experience includes fault tolerance, redundancy, cybersecurity, configuration control, harsh-environment systems, and aerospace, defense, space, advanced manufacturing, industrial robotics, or medical-device environments.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary of $108,000 –$135,000 USD and company stock as part of total compensation.
- Employee Stock Purchase Program with a 15% discount on company stock.
- Medical plans including HMO, PPO, and a zero-cost HDHP option with company HSA contribution, plus dental and vision coverage.
- Paid vacation and sick time, 11 paid holidays, paid parental leave, disability and life insurance, and a 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
- Flexible spending and dependent care accounts.
- Subsidized EV charging, onsite fitness centers where available, discounted gym memberships, complimentary snacks and beverages, a 50% employee merchandise discount, and other employee discounts.
- Based onsite at Rocket Lab Robotics in Pasadena, California; the role may involve prolonged sitting, standing, walking, computer work, and occasional exposure to moderate noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.