Senior Robotics Engineer, 1X
Software
$137.9-240k
Office located in Palo Alto, CA
General purpose androids
Be an early applicant
General purpose androids
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$137.9-240k
Office located in Palo Alto, CA
201-500 employees
Company mission
To design androids that work alongside people, to meet the world’s labor demands and build an abundant society.
Role
Who you are
- 3+ years of professional software engineering experience in a relevant robotics field
- Excellence in C++ and strong proficiency in other programming languages
- Experience with Linux deployed in hardware‑oriented products (e.g., IoT devices, robots, drones, automotive)
- Thorough understanding of object‑oriented programming, real‑time programming, linear algebra, data structures, and algorithms
- Experience with product development practices including release mechanisms, continuous integration, and continuous deployment
- Strong Linux system‑level knowledge: kernel tuning, process scheduling, memory management for optimized performance in robotics applications (preferred)
- Solid understanding of rigid body dynamics and numerical optimization techniques, with application to real‑time systems (preferred)
- Experience writing embedded C for interfacing with sensors or actuators and other parts of the embedded stack (preferred)
- Hands‑on with robotics hardware; having built your own robot or tinker with hardware in spare time (preferred)
What the job involves
- As a Senior Robotics Software Engineer on the Real‑Time Software Team, you will work at the intersection of software, hardware, firmware, AI, and production to build the core systems that run on future generations of humanoid robots
- You will develop real‑time C++ software, build tools for system identification and calibration, integrate with sensors and hardware, and help ensure the health, reliability, and safety of robots that will eventually be deployed at scale
- Your work will play a critical role in advancing 1X from R&D into full‑scale manufacturing and global deployment
- Develop production‑grade, real‑time C++ software for robust control systems
- Design efficient algorithms for state estimation
- Create tooling for system identification, precise calibration of actuators, transmissions, and full‑body kinematics
- Integrate hardware components and evaluate sensors for seamless functionality
- Build hardware bring‑up and debugging tools
- Develop software for robot health monitoring, visualization, and logging
- Build and maintain APIs for other software components to command and control the robot
- Our mission is to design Androids that work alongside people, to meet the world’s labor demands and build an abundant society
Our take
The field of robotics has advanced massively in the last few years, to the point where androids no longer belong to the realm of science fiction. 1X, formerly known as Halodi Robotics, is developing androids capable of human-like movement and behaviour, to employ in workplaces across the globe.
1X's flagship model, EVE, boasts front and rear optics, wheeled navigation and gripper-hands. The android is strong enough to move shipments but gentle enough to handle fragile items, making it ideal for work in retail storerooms or distribution centers. In addition, it is able to open doors and take elevators, and its AI mind grants it heightened navigation abilities, meaning it is simple to fit into workplaces without making large adjustments.
With significant funding at its back, the company is now looking to scale up its manufacture of EVE androids, as well as accelerate the production of its second-gen bipedal android model NEO which is described as an "intelligent android assistant". Though the adoption of working androids is still in its early stages, 1X has certainly made a splash in the space and may well be one to watch as it takes its place in shaping the future of robotics.
Steph
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Insights
104% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Alviso, San Jose, CA
Leadership
Bernt Øivind Børnich
(CEO & Robotics Engineer)Has worked as a Senior Development Engineer for Data Respons, Senior Consultant for Inmeta Crayon, and System Developer for Bring Dialogue.
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