Apptronik
Senior Application Engineer - Customer Experience
$165K–$190K
Sunnyvale, CA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 7, 2026
- Location
- Sunnyvale, CA
Sunnyvale, California, United States - Experience
- 4+ years of hands-on customer-facing engineering experience; independently owning high-stakes mobile robotic demonstrations or deployments end-to-end.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field required.
About the job
Owns the end-to-end design, development, and operation of Apollo robot demonstrations for VIP visitors, customers, and events.
What you'll do
- Scope and design audience-specific demonstration scenarios, including simulation, fallback plans, and risk mitigation.
- Develop and integrate robot behaviors, maintain the California demonstration workcell, and ensure readiness through testing and rehearsals.
- Operate live demonstrations, coordinate concurrent programs, and convey customer feedback to product and engineering teams.
What they ask for
- Expertise in C++, Python, and ROS in a Linux development environment.
- Strong practical knowledge of robotics fundamentals, including kinematics, dynamics, motion planning, and control systems.
- Extensive experience with robotics simulation tools such as NVIDIA Isaac Sim, Gazebo, MuJoCo, or equivalent.
- Bachelor's degree in a related field and 4+ years of customer-facing engineering experience owning high-stakes mobile robotics demonstrations or deployments end-to-end.
Nice to have
- Master's degree.
- Passport highly desired.
Pay
$165,000 - $190,000 (USD) base salary; 20% bonus target (USD)
Tools
C++, Python, ROS, Linux, NVIDIA Isaac Sim, Gazebo, MuJoCo
AI focus
Works on demonstrations of Apollo, described as an AI-powered robot; no specific AI development duties are stated.
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