Staff Software Engineer - Humanoid Controls
Apptronik · Sunnyvale, CA · HQ · SV
CHECKED 12H AGO
Roboticsonsitestaff$300k–$350k
At a glance
Highlights
- Advance whole-body control for Apollo humanoid across wheeled and biped platforms.
- Turn RL hand control, mobile manipulation and teleoperation into real capability.
- Bring Apollo to market at scale for manufacturing, logistics and beyond.
Ideal candidate
A versatile senior roboticist who thrives on the hardest controls problems and turning research into reliable hardware. You set technical direction, raise bar on quality, and mentor others to multiply impact.
Requirements
- Deep robotics fundamentals in kinematics, dynamics, state estimation and optimization/control theory
- Proven expertise in whole-body control for floating-base or mobile systems
- Hands-on experience with learning-based control / reinforcement learning in simulation
- Breadth across mobile manipulation, dexterous hand control, teleoperation and estimation
- Strong software engineering in real-time C++ and Python for robotic systems
- Industry experience developing production-grade controllers on physical robot hardware
- MS or PhD in Robotics, CS, EE, ME or related field or equivalent experience
- 8+ years relevant industry experience in robot controls (or 4+ with PhD)
Lab profile
About Apptronik
Human-centered robotics company building AI-powered humanoid robot Apollo for manufacturing, logistics, and beyond.
What they build
- Apollo humanoid robot
Known for
- Applied AI
- Full-stack humanoid robotics
- Human-robot interaction
- Humanoid controls