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Staff Robotics Architect - Platform Software Specialist

agilityrobotics · Hybrid- Fremont, CA · Fremont, California, United States
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<div class="content-intro"><p>Agility’s commercially deployed humanoids operate alongside teams in warehouses, manufacturing facilities, and distribution centers—tackling physically demanding and repetitive tasks while enabling workers to focus on higher-value work. With industry-leading safety standards and years of proven deployment data, we're pioneering a new era of automation that enhances human potential.</p></div><h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>About the Role</strong></span></h3> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Agility Robotics is seeking a <strong>Staff Robotics Architect - Platform Software Specialist </strong>to drive the controls, networking, and firmware architecture of our humanoid robotics platforms, reporting directly to the Principle Hardware Architect to develop new products and major improvements to existing platforms. In this technical leadership role, you will serve as the lead for Robot Platform Software architecture, partnering closely with engineers across systems, mechanical, electrical, software, perception, safety, and control teams as needed to define and evolve the hardware and software architecture of our robotic systems.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">You will be responsible for ensuring the integration of core subsystems — ranging from sensing and compute to control, actuation, and safety—into cohesive, performant, reliable, and scalable  systems for our humanoid robots and fleets.  This role is ideal for a senior Platform SW or Controls engineer with a proven track record in robotic system design, control,  and architecture, experience in actuated mobile robotics, ideally including humanoid or legged robotics,  and strong data driven decision making.</span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>About the Work</strong></span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Own the end-to-end robot Network and Controls system architecture</strong>, ensuring scalable, and reliable integration of perception, compute, control, and safety systems.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Provide <strong>technical direction </strong>to other architects as well as across other teams, guiding the design of high-performance robotic subsystems.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Lead trade studies and architecture reviews balancing performance, functional safety, complexity, manufacturability, cost, and reliability.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Partner with cross functional teams including software controls and simulation teams to ensure architectural decisions are grounded in system-level modeling, simulation, and performance analysis.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Collaborate closely with software, systems engineering, test, and integration teams to ensure architecture translates into testable, traceable requirements.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Influence long-term roadmap and product direction by translating user needs, field performance, and R&D findings into architectural evolution.</span></li> </ul> <h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>About You</strong></span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">8+ years of experience in <strong>robotics platform software development </strong>as a senior or lead engineer</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">5+ years experience with <strong>controls system development </strong>as a senior lead engineer</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">3+ years <strong>network/compute system development </strong>as a senior lead engineer</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">3+ years experience with <strong>Firmware Development </strong>between bare-metal to <strong>network integration</strong>.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Deep understanding of robotic system design   including tradeoffs in cost, power, heat, sensing,  compute, and safety.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Proven experience in designing and delivering complex electromechanical robotic systems into field or commercial deployment from the ideation phase through production.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Strong foundation in <strong>Software Engineering,</strong> <strong>robot kinematics, dynamics, controls</strong>, and system modeling.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Familiarity with <strong>functional safety concepts</strong>, Product FuSa Certifications, FMEA/FMECA, and hazard analysis in robotic systems.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience influencing decisions across multidisciplinary teams.</span></li> </ul> <h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Bonus Points</strong></span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"&g

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