Aureliussystems

Principal, Robotics Software Engineer

San Francisco · Principal

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 78 days ago

CI/CDRoboticsSensorsResearchLeadershipMentoring

About the role

You're the senior IC who's done this at scale and knows how to take a research-y stack into a deployable product without breaking it.

Responsibilities

Aurelius Systems is a VC backed defense tech startup building autonomous, edge deployed directed energy systems for counter-UAS.
We build laser weapons to shoot down drones.
In addition to our San Francisco lab, we've opened a Detroit manufacturing hub and we field test weekly on our own 400-acre private range.
Build more in 1 month than most engineers build in 1 year.

Requirements

10+ years of robotics software engineering with real shipped systems behind you
Experience taking software through formal release, packaging, and deployment to end users
We want to talk if: You've taken software from "works on the dev's machine" to "works in the field for a customer." You know the difference between a prototype that demos and a release that survives.
Real-time systems experience

Compensation

Competitive salary and equity

Benefits

Competitive salary and equity
United Health Care medical, dental, and vision coverage
Flexible 18 days PTO plus 5 sick days
E-bike and scooter stipend up to $500

Company info

Aurelius Systems is a VC backed defense tech startup building autonomous, edge deployed directed energy systems for counter-UAS. We build laser weapons to shoot down drones.
We're a small team of engineers, former US military operators, and subject matter experts scaling America's directed energy dominance. The first cost effective, reliable and robust laser weapon system.
Our namesake isn't an accident. Marcus Aurelius wrote about doing the work in front of you, every day, without excuses. Henry Ford didn't wait for permission to reinvent manufacturing. That's how we operate - small team, unreasonable output, no hiding behind the unachievable.
We're a small team of engineers, former US military operators, and subject matter experts scaling America's directed energy dominance.
The first cost effective, reliable and robust laser weapon system.
Our namesake isn't an accident.
Marcus Aurelius wrote about doing the work in front of you, every day, without excuses.
Henry Ford didn't wait for permission to reinvent manufacturing.
That's how we operate - small team, unreasonable output, no hiding behind the unachievable.
The Role and Your Impact:
We need a Principal, Robotics Software Engineer to lead architecture across the robotics stack on Archimedes - perception, control, autonomy, and the infrastructure that lets us ship.
You'll partner directly with our CTO and own the path from prototype code to deployed software.
What You'll Own:
Architecture and technical direction for the robotics software stack
Formal release process, packaging, and deployment hygiene for fielded systems
CI/CD infrastructure and software org scaling alongside QA
Mentorship of robotics SWE team and setting the bar for code quality
Cross-functional alignment across perception, controls, embedded, and EE
Owning the path from prototype code to fielded software in customer hands
What We're Looking For:
Senior IC track record at robotics companies that actually shipped to customers or operators
Deep ROS2 experience and the judgment to know when not to use it
Track record building and operating CI/CD for robotics or hardware-in-the-loop
Where you probably come from: Senior IC at robotics companies that shipped, defense robotics groups, autonomy at automotive, or aerospace robotics programs that put software in front of operators.

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