About The Role:
As a Software Applications Engineer, Robotic Systems you will design and build the distributed software system that controls the Matter Compiler. You’ll have the chance to work across layers of the stack abstracting low-level device interfaces into high-level user-facing APIs. One sprint, you might be defining machine behavior with a mechanical designer; the next, coordinating manufacturing robot behavior.
You’ll be joining a fast-paced, interdisciplinary environment with close collaboration across teams — including modeling and simulation, materials science, process development, and mechanical engineering — as we bring truly novel technology to life.
This role is based in either our Santa Clara or our Emeryville office and is well-suited to an engineer with strong fundamentals, curiosity, and the fire to grow into systems-level thinking.
What You'll Do:
- Write, operate, and debug software and firmware for complex robotics with hard real-time constraints. The code you write is what drives all manufacturing operations at Atomic Machines – and must be reliable, fault tolerant, and well instrumented.
- You will be working hands-on with manufacturing robotics, designing software to coordinate a distributed network of devices.
- Work at multiple levels of the software stack. You’ll design and implement a networked API and debug it down to the hardware.
What You'll Need:
- 2+ years of industry experience (internships, robotics competitions, IEEE, extracurricular projects, open source contributions, etc are a major plus)
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics or a related field.
- Multi-language programming language fluency. Ability to code fluently in multiple languages, at multiple levels of the stack. Our robotics engineers primarily use C++ and Python. Knowledge of Go is a bonus.
- A depth and breadth understanding of how computers work. Our work involves a variety of processors and computing environments at multiple levels of the stack.
- Experience designing, building, and shipping complex software systems that control hardware, as part of a team.
- Experience with version control and working on Linux machines
Bonus Points For:
- Embedded programming for ARM architectures and real-time operating systems (RTOS)
- Experience or interest in heterogeneous computing architectures (AMD ZYNQ)
- A passion for building user-centric APIs with industry-standard tools (gRPC, Postgres, Protobuf)
- Experience abstracting the control of manufacturing machines, material transport systems, and factory-level orchestration.
- Experience with instrumenting software for observability and debugging.
- Infrastructure-as-Code, and DevOps workflows.
- Familiarity with the fundamentals of robotic systems, such as feedback control systems, motion planning, and computer vision.
The compensation for this position also includes equity and benefits.
Top Skills
What We Do
Atomic Machines is redefining humanity’s relationship with matter. We see a future where our tools will allow us to reorganize matter at the atomic level at will, where we will go from bits to atoms for any object or machine that can be designed in alignment with physical laws. We have begun our journey with the development of a robotic manufacturing platform capable of making an entirely new class of micro-electromechanical (MEMS) devices. We are well funded and have exceptionally strong product/market fit and a clear go-to-market path for the device we will make first with our platform. Our platform breaks traditional manufacturing paradigms and constraints, enabling inexpensive rapid prototyping as well as large scale manufacturing with highly compelling economics.
Joining forces with us means becoming part of an incredibly talented, inventive and passionate multi-disciplinary team working on a massive world-changing mission. You will have the opportunity to help define the company from its early days. You’ll be challenged to learn and grow as a builder and a leader as the company itself grows rapidly. And you will receive significant equity compensation - you’ll truly be a company owner and benefit financially from our overall success.
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