Senior/Staff Robotics Autonomy Engineer – Planning and Control

Field AI

Robotics Autonomy Engineer developing advanced motion planning and control algorithms for Field AI's robotic systems. Collaborating on navigation and control for diverse robotic platforms in real-world settings.

Posted 5/17/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $70,000 - $300,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

LinuxPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, implement, and deploy advanced motion planning and control algorithms that enable robots to move with precision, robustness, and efficiency across diverse environments.
Work on navigation, trajectory generation, and motion control for various robotic platforms.
Collaborate across autonomy layers to ensure seamless coordination between perception, planning, and control for robust real-world performance.
Build and maintain testing pipelines from unit-level validation to full robot deployment.
Investigate and resolve issues arising from field deployments through structured data analysis and debugging.

Requirements

What you’ll need

PhD degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field with 2+ years of industry or applied research experience or MS degree in a related field with 4+ years of relevant experience or BS degree in a related field with 8+ years of relevant experience.
Strong understanding of motion planning, trajectory generation, and control systems.
Experience developing algorithms for one or more robotic systems (wheeled, legged, wheeled-legged, humanoid).
Familiarity with motion planning libraries like OMPL, MoveIt, Nav2 stack etc
Solid programming skills in C++ and Python on Linux-based systems.
Familiarity with robotics middleware such as ROS/ROS 2.
Experience with robot sensors including LiDARs, stereo/depth cameras, IMUs, GPS, wheel encoders.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Full benefits
Equity
Generous time

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Hard Skills & Tools

motion planningtrajectory generationcontrol systemsalgorithm developmentC++PythonLinuxrobot sensorsdata analysisdebugging

Certifications

PhD in RoboticsPhD in Computer SciencePhD in Electrical EngineeringMS in RoboticsMS in Computer ScienceMS in Electrical EngineeringBS in RoboticsBS in Computer ScienceBS in Electrical Engineering