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Founding Robotics Engineer

Cosmic Robotics
San Jose, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/17/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/15/2025

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.

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 an 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 learn, grow, 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)
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