Senior Software Engineer, Robotics and AutomationLocation: Austin, TX Team: Automation, Data, and Controls (ADC)
About the RoleWe are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and deploy robotics and automation
software that powers manufacturing and test operations. You will work at the intersection of software
engineering and industrial robotics, developing orchestration services, control integrations, and
tooling that keeps complex automated systems running reliably. This is a hands-on engineering role for
someone who is equally comfortable writing production Python and JavaScript and getting robots to
move exactly where and when they should.
Responsibilities- Support deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting of automation services in production
environments - Build and maintain integrations between robot controllers, simulation environments, and higher-level control systems
- Develop and optimize offline programming and simulation workflows using RoboDK
- Collaborate with controls engineers, technicians, and other software engineers to integrate
robotics into larger manufacturing and test systems - Diagnose and resolve motion, timing, and control faults across automated cells
- Design and develop robotics orchestration and automation software in Python and JavaScript
- Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code and contribute to architecture and design decisions
Required Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Robotics, or a related field, or equivalent
practical experience - Significant professional experience building software for robotics or industrial automation
- Strong proficiency in Python and JavaScript
- Hands-on experience with RoboDK for simulation, offline programming, or robot control
- Demonstrated experience developing automations and integrating software with physical hardware
- Solid understanding of robot kinematics, motion control, and coordinate frames
- Strong debugging skills across software and hardware boundaries
Preferred Qualifications - Experience automating Fanuc robots (offline programming, controller integration, DCS
configuration) - Experience automating Kuka robots
- Familiarity with containerized microservices and message-based architectures
- Experience with real-time telemetry, command pipelines, or SCADA-adjacent systems
- Experience with gantry systems and multi-axis motion platforms
- Background in manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or other regulated environments
To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), you must be a U.S. citizen, a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
