Founding Robotics Engineer
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Founding Engineer - Robotics

Location: San Francisco, CA (full time, in-person)

Company Overview

We are tackling one of the most critical challenges of our time: building infrastructure faster, safer, and more efficiently to meet the demands of humanity on Earth – and beyond. Construction is the foundation of society, but it has become a wicked problem: projects take too long, cost too much, and don't scale to what's needed.

Our mission is to accelerate the construction of critical infrastructure on Earth while pioneering technologies to enable humanity to build more ambitiously than ever. Starting with Cosmic-1 – a system that installs solar panels 10x faster than today's methods, helping us transition to a clean energy future and laying the groundwork for the future of autonomous construction.

The Role

As a Founding Engineer, you will own a critical Cosmic-1 subsystem and lead development from concept to deployment. As a core member of the team, you will help define the era of autonomous construction.

This is a rare opportunity to:

• Work on hard, meaningful problems that impact the future of infrastructure and energy.
• Collaborate with a world-class team from NASA, SpaceX, Autodesk, Google X, Built Robotics, and others.
• Rapidly grow, learn and lead within a quickly scaling company.

Responsibilities

• Own the development of a Cosmic-1 subsystem such as:

- Vehicle: Navigation, localization, SLAM, controls

- Perception: Pose estimation, obstacle detection

- Systems: Distributed systems, infrastructure, optimization, safety

• Design, build, test, and deploy robotics behaviors in our facility and customer sites in the field
• Work closely with hardware to develop robust, integrated solutions
• Set milestones, plan roadmaps, and deliver on ambitious timelines
• Recruit, mentor, and build a world-class engineering organization

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional engineering experience
• Proficiency in C++, Python, Linux development
• Strong fundamentals in software architecture, planning, and execution
• Excellent communication and project management skills
• Thrive in fast-paced environments and push boundaries to meet deadlines

Bonus

• Advanced degree in robotics or a related field
• 5+ years of professional engineering experience in robotics
• Experience developing with ROS 2 and associated packages (Nav2, MoveIt)
• Experience in robotics simulation packages (e.g., Gazebo, Isaac Sim)