Design and develop robotic solutions for life science research, combining AI, robotics, and biology. Work with scientists to understand pain points and deliver solutions. Develop robust systems for complex environments.
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🚀 Hiring: Robotics Software Engineer (Scientific Physical AI) — San Francisco (Onsite)
We’re building a Scientific Physical AI platform that combines AI + robotics + biology to accelerate life science research—helping scientists generate orders of magnitude more data and move faster on breakthrough discoveries.
This is a high-ownership, real-robot role (not just research or simulation). You’ll ship robust systems that operate in messy, dynamic environments and work with tools originally designed for humans.
What you’ll do- Build robotic solutions to manipulate and control biology tools and lab equipment
- Develop & implement motion planning to avoid collisions in complex environments
- Use computer vision to work with consumables and equipment
- Integrate, test, and debug software in simulation and on physical robots
- Partner directly with scientists at customer labs to understand pain points and deliver solutions fast
- Design for robustness, performance, scalability, and simplification
- 4+ years building algorithms for robotics systems
- Experience or familiarity with robot arm manipulators
- Strong Python
- Solid software engineering fundamentals + production best practices
- High agency: pragmatic builder mindset, comfortable with ambiguity
- Willingness to wear many hats across the stack
- BS/MS/PhD in CS/ME/EE (or equivalent experience)
- Simulation experience (e.g., PyBullet, MuJoCo)
- Robotics in lab/manufacturing environments
- Familiarity with mechanical design workflows/tools (e.g., SolidWorks)
- Knowledge of communication protocols (e.g., ZMQ, Redis, gRPC)
- Shipped software that controls real hardware products
- $150K – $230K base + competitive equity
- 100% onsite, 5 days/week in San Francisco
- Relocation support available
- Visa sponsorship possible for exceptional candidates
- Hiring 6–8 engineers
Interested? DM me with your LinkedIn + resume and a quick note on your robotics manipulation experience.