Robotics Systems Engineer Jobs
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About Ethernovia, Inc.
Ethernovia is developing the future of Ethernet-based networks to realize the full potential of software-defined and autonomous vehicles, robotics and other intelligent machines. Founded in 2018, the company's breakthrough data transport and acceleration technology is ushering in a new era of connectivity and capabilities in the vehicle and at the edge, including highly reliable autonomy, over-the-air servicing and AI-backed applications.
Ethernovia's co-founders are serial technology entrepreneurs with multiple prior successful ventures together. We are well-funded and backed by some of the worlds' leading technology investors, having secured $154M ($90+M Series-B and $64M Series-A) in total funding to date:
- Ethernovia Raises Over $90 Million Series B to Scale Leading-Edge Autonomy and Physical AI Networking Chips
- Ethernovia Raises $64 Million to Accelerate the Revolution of Vehicle Networks | Business Wire
- (financial backers include: Porsche SE, Qualcomm, AMD, Western Digital, Maverick Silicon, Socratic Partners, Conduit Capital, and CDIB-TEN Capital)
Ethernovia has been recognized in EE Times' prestigious list of the Top 100 Startups for 2025.
- March 2026: Ethernovia Announces HSB-Enabled Networking Board for NVIDIA Holoscan Platforms
- January 2024: Our CEO Ramin Shirani Named MotorTrend Software-Defined Vehicle Innovator Awards Winner (ethernovia.com)
- September 2023: Continental and Ethernovia Announce Partnership to Develop Automotive Switch in 7nm - Ethernovia
- Connected Car News: Helios, Continental, Ethernovia, Avanci, BMW, Mapbox, Porsche, SEMA, Honda, UltraSense, Flex Logix, Diodes Inc., Garmin, Toyota & Caruso | auto connected car news
With talented employees on 4 continents, we have filed 50+ patents to date.
Join Ethernovia's team to make a lasting impact on the future of packet processor-centric networking solutions to support the real-time sensor, Physical AI, and control data demands of software-defined autonomy across vehicles, robots and intelligent machines. Come share in our success with pre-IPO shares, competitive compensation, and great benefits while growing your knowledge and career with world class talent. We are looking for talented engineers and leaders who have an entrepreneurial spirit and want to drive cutting edge designs from concept to silicon to the future of mobility.
Principal Robotics Systems Architect
Summary:
Work closely with robotics customers and Ethernovia engineering teams to develop optimized system-level connectivity architectures. The role requires a deep understanding of AI compute platforms, cameras, sensors, actuators, distributed processing, and real-time communications. The architect will create practical networking blueprints and reference architectures that help customers accelerate product development.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop end-to-end connectivity architectures for humanoid, mobile, and industrial robots.
- Define networking solutions connecting AI processors, cameras, sensors, controllers, and distributed computing nodes.
- Create system-level block diagrams, connectivity blueprints, and reference architectures.
- Optimize designs for bandwidth, latency, determinism, power, cost, and reliability.
- Work directly with robotics OEMs to understand requirements and recommend solutions.
- Collaborate with engineering, product management, and customer-facing teams to accelerate adoption.
- Identify emerging robotics connectivity requirements and help guide product direction.
Required Qualifications
- BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Robotics, or related field.
- 10+ years in robotics systems, embedded systems, automotive systems, autonomous platforms, or advanced networking architecture.
- Strong knowledge of robotic systems, sensors, AI compute, and distributed control.
- Experience with high-speed networking, Ethernet, and embedded communication interfaces.
- Ability to develop system-level hardware architectures and technical diagrams.
- Understanding of real-time communication, bandwidth, latency, and synchronization.
- Excellent technical communication and customer engagement skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with humanoid, autonomous mobile, or industrial robots.
- Background in robotics OEMs, autonomous systems, or semiconductor companies.
- Familiarity with ROS 2, DDS, TSN, and industrial communication protocols.
- Knowledge of high-speed interfaces, physical connectivity, and system integration.
- Experience creating reference designs and supporting customer design wins.
What You Can Expect From Ethernovia:
- Technology depth and breadth expansion that can't be found in a large company
- Opportunity to grow your career as the company grows
- Pre IPO stock options
- Cutting edge technology
- World class team
- Competitive base salary
- Flexible hours
- Medical, dental and vision insurance for employees
Salary Range:
The actual offered base salary for U.S. locations will vary depending on factors such as work location, individual qualifications, specializations, years of experience, skills, job-related knowledge, and internal equity. The annual salary range for this position is $200,000 - $275,000. The compensation package will also include incentive compensation in the form of pre-IPO ISO options, in addition to base salary and a full range of medical and other benefits.
- Principals Only (No Agencies)
#LI-Hybrid
About Ethernovia, Inc.
Ethernovia is developing the future of Ethernet-based networks to realize the full potential of software-defined and autonomous vehicles, robotics and other intelligent machines. Founded in 2018, the company's breakthrough data transport and acceleration technology is ushering in a new era of connectivity and capabilities in the vehicle and at the edge, including highly reliable autonomy, over-the-air servicing and AI-backed applications.
Ethernovia's co-founders are serial technology entrepreneurs with multiple prior successful ventures together. We are well-funded and backed by some of the worlds' leading technology investors, having secured $154M ($90+M Series-B and $64M Series-A) in total funding to date:
- Ethernovia Raises Over $90 Million Series B to Scale Leading-Edge Autonomy and Physical AI Networking Chips
- Ethernovia Raises $64 Million to Accelerate the Revolution of Vehicle Networks | Business Wire
- (financial backers include: Porsche SE, Qualcomm, AMD, Western Digital, Maverick Silicon, Socratic Partners, Conduit Capital, and CDIB-TEN Capital)
Ethernovia has been recognized in EE Times' prestigious list of the Top 100 Startups for 2025.
- March 2026: Ethernovia Announces HSB-Enabled Networking Board for NVIDIA Holoscan Platforms
- January 2024: Our CEO Ramin Shirani Named MotorTrend Software-Defined Vehicle Innovator Awards Winner (ethernovia.com)
- September 2023: Continental and Ethernovia Announce Partnership to Develop Automotive Switch in 7nm - Ethernovia
- Connected Car News: Helios, Continental, Ethernovia, Avanci, BMW, Mapbox, Porsche, SEMA, Honda, UltraSense, Flex Logix, Diodes Inc., Garmin, Toyota & Caruso | auto connected car news
With talented employees on 4 continents, we have filed 50+ patents to date.
Join Ethernovia's team to make a lasting impact on the future of packet processor-centric networking solutions to support the real-time sensor, Physical AI, and control data demands of software-defined autonomy across vehicles, robots and intelligent machines. Come share in our success with pre-IPO shares, competitive compensation, and great benefits while growing your knowledge and career with world class talent. We are looking for talented engineers and leaders who have an entrepreneurial spirit and want to drive cutting edge designs from concept to silicon to the future of mobility.
Principal Robotics Systems Architect
Summary:
Work closely with robotics customers and Ethernovia engineering teams to develop optimized system-level connectivity architectures. The role requires a deep understanding of AI compute platforms, cameras, sensors, actuators, distributed processing, and real-time communications. The architect will create practical networking blueprints and reference architectures that help customers accelerate product development.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop end-to-end connectivity architectures for humanoid, mobile, and industrial robots.
- Define networking solutions connecting AI processors, cameras, sensors, controllers, and distributed computing nodes.
- Create system-level block diagrams, connectivity blueprints, and reference architectures.
- Optimize designs for bandwidth, latency, determinism, power, cost, and reliability.
- Work directly with robotics OEMs to understand requirements and recommend solutions.
- Collaborate with engineering, product management, and customer-facing teams to accelerate adoption.
- Identify emerging robotics connectivity requirements and help guide product direction.
Required Qualifications
- BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Robotics, or related field.
- 10+ years in robotics systems, embedded systems, automotive systems, autonomous platforms, or advanced networking architecture.
- Strong knowledge of robotic systems, sensors, AI compute, and distributed control.
- Experience with high-speed networking, Ethernet, and embedded communication interfaces.
- Ability to develop system-level hardware architectures and technical diagrams.
- Understanding of real-time communication, bandwidth, latency, and synchronization.
- Excellent technical communication and customer engagement skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with humanoid, autonomous mobile, or industrial robots.
- Background in robotics OEMs, autonomous systems, or semiconductor companies.
- Familiarity with ROS 2, DDS, TSN, and industrial communication protocols.
- Knowledge of high-speed interfaces, physical connectivity, and system integration.
- Experience creating reference designs and supporting customer design wins.
What You Can Expect From Ethernovia:
- Technology depth and breadth expansion that can't be found in a large company
- Opportunity to grow your career as the company grows
- Pre IPO stock options
- Cutting edge technology
- World class team
- Competitive base salary
- Flexible hours
- Medical, dental and vision insurance for employees
Salary Range:
The actual offered base salary for U.S. locations will vary depending on factors such as work location, individual qualifications, specializations, years of experience, skills, job-related knowledge, and internal equity. The annual salary range for this position is $200,000 - $275,000. The compensation package will also include incentive compensation in the form of pre-IPO ISO options, in addition to base salary and a full range of medical and other benefits.
- Principals Only (No Agencies)
#LI-Hybrid
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Who's Hiring
- Amazon46
- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory4
- Caterpillar3
- Fresh Consulting3
- Apple2
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
- Science & Research
- Retail
- Education
- Manufacturing
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in robotics systems engineer jobs.
- Bachelor's or master's degree in robotics, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or computer science
- Proficiency in ROS or ROS2 for robot software development and system integration
- Experience with C++ and Python for real-time control and perception pipelines
- Hands-on experience integrating sensors such as LiDAR, cameras, and IMUs
- Knowledge of control systems theory including PID, state estimation, and motion planning algorithms
- Experience with simulation environments such as Gazebo, Isaac Sim, or Webots
Tips for Your Robotics Systems Engineer Job Search
Tailor your resume to each subsystem
Robotics roles split sharply between perception, motion planning, and controls. Reorder your bullet points so the subsystem matching the job description appears first, even if another project was more complex. Recruiters scan for exact subsystem alignment before reading anything else.
Show hardware-software integration work
Many candidates list ROS or Python but skip the hardware side. If you've debugged actuator latency, tuned PID controllers on physical rigs, or validated sensor calibration in the field, say so explicitly. That combination is what separates shortlisted candidates from filtered-out ones.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists robotics systems engineer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings by deployment environment
Filter openings by whether the robot operates indoors, outdoors, or in unstructured environments. Your experience in a warehouse AMR startup may not read as directly relevant to a field-robotics defense role unless you explicitly frame your work around terrain variability and fault tolerance.
Prepare a simulation-to-hardware narrative
Interviewers for systems roles frequently ask how your Gazebo or Isaac Sim results held up on real hardware. Prepare two or three concrete examples where sim-to-real transfer worked, failed, or required iteration. Specific failure modes you diagnosed are more persuasive than clean success stories.
Negotiate around hardware access and autonomy level
Salary isn't the only lever. In offers for robotics systems roles, also evaluate access to physical test platforms, your decision-making authority over architecture choices, and whether the team deploys to production hardware or stays in simulation. These factors affect your growth trajectory more than base pay alone.
Robotics Systems Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most robotics systems engineers?
Amazon, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, and Caterpillar are hiring the most robotics systems engineers right now, with openings concentrated in California, Massachusetts, and Washington, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Aerospace, defense, and autonomous vehicle companies tend to post the highest volume of systems-level roles.
How many robotics systems engineer jobs are remote?
About 39% of robotics systems engineer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, which is lower than most software roles because hands-on hardware access is a core part of the job. Simulation-focused positions and roles centered on software architecture or algorithm development are the most likely to offer remote flexibility.
How do you become a robotics systems engineer?
Start with a degree in robotics, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or computer science, then build hands-on experience through capstone projects, research labs, or internships that require integrating hardware and software together. Learn ROS, C++, and Python, then develop depth in one subsystem such as perception, controls, or motion planning. Contributing to open-source robotics projects or competing in robotics challenges helps demonstrate practical ability to hiring teams.
Can you get a robotics systems engineer job without much experience?
Yes, entry-level and associate robotics systems engineer roles exist, and employers filling them focus heavily on project work rather than years on the job. A strong university capstone, a personal robot build documented on GitHub, or a research assistantship where you integrated sensors with a physical platform carries real weight. Applying to companies with structured new-grad programs in aerospace, defense, or industrial automation gives you the clearest path in.
What does the robotics systems engineer interview process look like?
Most processes start with a recruiter screen followed by a technical phone interview covering controls, kinematics, or system design fundamentals. Candidates then typically complete a take-home coding or design challenge involving a robotics scenario, such as writing a path-planning algorithm or debugging a ROS node. Final rounds usually include a systems design interview where you walk through architecture decisions and a behavioral round with the engineering team.
Where can I find and apply to robotics systems engineer jobs?
You can find and apply to robotics systems engineer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Find roles that match your subsystem experience and seniority level, then apply directly to each listing from the page.
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