The Robotics Software Engineer will design and implement robotic control interfaces, enhance system reliability, and support customer installations. Experience in robotics and software development is crucial.
About Ultra
Who You Are
What You’ll Do
Bonus Points
Ultra builds industrial AI robots that are working in the real world today. Our robots automate mission-critical warehouse labor end-to-end, starting with e-commerce order packaging. We deploy fast, learn from real production data, and iterate aggressively. We already have a quickly growing number of revenue-generating robots operating in U.S. warehouses, and are now scaling towards thousands of deployments over the next few years. Our mission is simple: build the world's most useful and deployable robot.
WARNING: Robotics is not for the faint of heart. There are no silver bullets here. It is tiresome, unglamorous, and at times brutal work. The only way out is through, and the only way through is treacherous and unknown. But on the other side awaits insatiable demand and unimaginable opportunity. Join us if you dare.
OverviewWe’re seeking a Robotics Engineer to join our NYC-based team (we are an in-person company) to build core control interfaces and on-robot software that makes our system capable and reliable. We are an early stage company moving very fast in a rapidly growing space, and welcome people from any background as long as you’re excited to join our mission, drive immediate impact, and create a future where automation is accessible to all.
- You’ve built and maintained robots professionally for at least 2 years
- You have experience with vision-based control stacks, and are comfortable generating motion plans based on 3D landmarks
- You consider yourself a software generalist and have worked on a variety of software systems
- You know how to deploy high-quality production code as a part of a software team
- You thrive in a high-trust, high-autonomy environment. You don’t need to be micromanaged on what the top priorities are at any given moment
- You’re hungry for impact and personal growth, and like to have fun in the pursuit
What You’ll Do
- Wholistic robot and process design for our robots and their intended applications
- Push our robots towards 100% uptime by building software improvements and hardware recovery flows
- Implement simulations that closely match our hardware
- Develop novel interfaces and feedback mechanisms for human-robot teleoperation and teleoperator-robot-ai interaction
- Go on-site with customers for installation and support when necessary. Some travel will be required (up to 1x/mo)
Bonus Points
- MechE/EE experience for designing and manufacturing robotics components including custom PCBs, engineered parts, and more.
Expected Compensation
$150,000 - $225,000/annual salary + equity + benefits
This compensation range may be inclusive of several career levels at Ultra and will be narrowed during the interview process based on the candidate’s experience and qualifications. Adjustments outside of this range may be considered for candidates whose qualifications significantly differ from those outlined in the job description.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply.
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