GrayMatter Robotics
Robotics Software Engineer: Government Projects
$130K–$170K
Los Angeles - HQ · On-site · Full-time · Posted Aug 25, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years required; 4+ years preferred for production deployment of complex robotics systems.
- Education
- Master’s degree or higher in Robotics, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or related engineering field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be U.S. citizens or nationals, U.S. lawful permanent residents, refugees under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or asylees under 8 U.S.C. § 1158.
About the job
Develops and delivers specialized robotic manufacturing software for government projects, including R&D features, proof-of-concept demonstrations, and deployed systems.
What you'll do
- Develop and test algorithms, systems, and architecture for high-DOF robots, including planning, learning, perception, and control.
- Deliver proof-of-concept projects and specialized systems; rapidly prototype software, sensors, tools, and processes.
- Maintain software features and versioning for systems at government facilities, and help prototypes transition into the product codebase.
What they ask for
- Master’s degree or higher in Robotics, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering field.
- 2+ years of industry experience developing, implementing, and testing algorithms for planning/learning/perception/control.
- Experience developing complex function-based software that interacts with sensor inputs, control loops, and redundancy.
- Production-level proficiency in C++ and Python, and proficiency with ROS2 and relevant open-source robotics libraries.
Nice to have
- 4+ years deploying complex robotics systems in production; experience with robotics R&D.
- Experience with robot sensors such as LiDARs and stereo/depth cameras, 6DOF robot arms, or state-of-art robotics algorithms (e.g. VLA).
Pay
$130K – $170K (base salary)
Tools
C++, Python, ROS2, LiDARs, stereo/depth cameras, VLA
AI focus
Tests and evaluates robotics and artificial intelligence research, including learning, perception, and state-of-art robotics algorithms (e.g. VLA).
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