Robotics Engineer, Autonomy

We're looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join us on this journey-helping shape the future of robotics while growing alongside a world-class team. If you're passionate about innovation, problem-solving, and making a real-world impact, we want to hear from you!

Contoro Robotics is an Austin based startup focused on warehouse automation. We design a state-of-the-art autonomous truck unloading system capable of lifting boxes over 60 lbs.

We are hiring a robotics software engineer to contribute to the motion planning and autonomous behavior systems on our unloading robot. You will work with senior engineers to advance specific autonomy modules - including grasp planning, trajectory execution, collision avoidance, and behavior logic. These systems run in production across a fleet of active robots.

You will partner closely with perception, hardware, and operations engineers to deliver reliable picks across a wide range of box configurations.

- Contribute and advance specific motion planning modules, including grasp planning, trajectory generation, and collision avoidance

- Contribute to the behavior tree that governs the robot's autonomous unloading cycle, including pick selection, drop verification, and error recovery

- Improve pick success rate and cycle time through software changes

- Debug and resolve production issues through remote log analysis and telemetry

- Write and maintain automated tests for motion planning and behavior logic

- Collaborate with perception, hardware, and trajectory optimization engineers on cross-system integration

- Participate in design reviews and contribute to module-level technical decisions

- B.S. or M.S. in Robotics, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field

- 3+ years of professional experience developing software for deployed robotic systems

- Proficiency in C++ and Python in production robotics environments

- Experience with ROS and motion planning frameworks (e.g., MoveIt)

- Working knowledge of kinematics, inverse kinematics, and collision avoidance for manipulators

- Experience with behavior trees or state machines for robot autonomy

- Strong debugging skills and the ability to diagnose issues in production systems

- Familiarity with Linux-based development environments

- Experience with industrial manipulators (KUKA, ABB, Fanuc, UR, or similar)

- Familiarity with grasp planning and manipulation under occlusion

- Familiarity with occupancy mapping for collision avoidance

- Experience with Docker-based deployment and cloud-based logging/monitoring

- Prior work in warehouse automation, surgical robotics, logistics, or pick-and-place applications

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