Responsibilities
· Develop and maintain robot software systems for industrial assembly and inspection
applications
· Integrate cameras and sensors including calibration, coordinate frame management, and data pipelines
· Implement and debug coordinate transforms, hand-eye calibration, and rigid body math in production software
· Build production-quality C++ and Python software for real-time robotic systems
· Architect multi-process and multi-threaded systems for reliable robot operation
· Collaborate with algorithms and perception engineers to deploy 3D vision capabilities on
robot platforms
· Develop testing, debugging, and deployment infrastructure for robot software
Minimum Qualifications
· Strong C++ skills (STL, multithreading, memory management) and Python proficiency
· Practical knowledge of 3D transforms, rotation representations, and camera/robot
calibration
· Experience integrating sensors and actuators on physical robot systems
· Comfortable with Linux development, Git, CMake, and CI/CD workflows
· Familiarity with real-time constraints and performance-critical code
· MS or higher in Robotics, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
· 3+ years of professional experience developing software for robotic systems mindset
· Thrives in a fast-paced startup, comfortable owning projects end-to-end
· Passionate about building robots that work in the real world, not just in simulation
· Strong debugging instincts — can trace a problem from unexpected robot behavior back
through transforms, timing, and sensor data
· Comfortable with in-office collaboration (5 days/week in Campbell, CA)
Value Add
· Experience with ROS/ROS2 or similar robotics middleware
· Experience with industrial robotics, robot arms, or manufacturing automation
· Familiarity with motion planning frameworks (MoveIt, OMPL)
· Knowledge of gRPC, Protobuf, or similar IPC frameworks
· Experience with Docker, containerized deployment, and embedded compute (Jetson)
· Exposure to simulation environments (Gazebo, MuJoCo, Isaac Sim)
Skills Required
- Strong C++ skills, including STL, multithreading, and memory management
- Python proficiency
- Practical knowledge of 3D transforms, rotation representations, and camera/robot calibration
- Experience integrating sensors and actuators on physical robot systems
- Linux development experience
- Git experience
- CMake experience
- CI/CD workflow experience
- Familiarity with real-time constraints and performance-critical code
- MS or higher in Robotics, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
- 3+ years of professional experience developing software for robotic systems
- Experience with ROS, ROS2, or similar robotics middleware
- Experience with industrial robotics, robot arms, or manufacturing automation
- Familiarity with MoveIt or OMPL
- Knowledge of gRPC, Protobuf, or similar IPC frameworks
- Experience with Docker, containerized deployment, or embedded compute such as Jetson
- Exposure to Gazebo, MuJoCo, or Isaac Sim
What We Do
Summer Robotics develops next-generation automation solutions through its Kortx machine vision platform. The platform combines AI, computer vision, stereo event sensing, laser scanning, and high-speed imaging to capture precise, streaming 3D data. This enables robots to perceive and act in real time in unstructured environments, while also supporting dense 3D modeling, inspection, measurement, and AI training for automotive, semiconductor, and medical-robotics applications.
