Principal Robotics Software Research Engineer

Principal Robotics Software Research Engineer

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At ATDev we are creating an ecosystem of mobility devices to enable independence for the elderly and disabled, no matter their level of physical ability. Over 15 million people require in-home care due to physical disabilities and the need for home care is expected to double by 2040 as the average age of populations around the world increases. Along with rising costs, there are not enough caregivers to meet these demands.

We are developing unique robotic mobility systems to meet the world’s growing needs.

To change this, ATDev - together with leading academic and industry partners - is creating RAMMP, the Robotic Assistive Mobility and Manipulation Platform, powered by ATOS, an open-source assistive technology operating system, and RAMMS, a high-fidelity digital twin and simulation environment. This platform will serve as the foundation for future assistive mobility robots, advanced manipulation systems, and next-generation AI-enabled autonomy capabilities.

We are seeking a Principal Robotics Software Research Engineer to serve as the technical architect and research leader for ATDev’s robotics software stack. This is a senior technical leadership role responsible for defining software architecture, proposing and directing research programs, and guiding the technical execution of learning-enabled robotic systems across simulation, embedded platforms, and deployed products.

This role sits above Senior and Staff engineering levels and is expected to shape long-term technical strategy, research direction, and system-level design decisions across ATDev’s platforms and products.

The Principal Robotics Software Research Engineer is the technical authority for robotics software y will:

• Architect and evolve the end-to-end software systems for ATOS, RAMMS, and commercial robotic products
• Propose, lead, and direct multi-year research + development efforts in learning-enabled mobility and manipulation
• Act as a PI-level technical leader for internal, collaborative, and externally funded research projects
• Translate cutting-edge research into robust, safety-critical, deployable systems and products
• Mentor and guide Senior and Staff engineers who execute research and development initiatives

This role combines hands-on research, system architecture, and technical leadership, and requires deep experience across robotics, embedded systems, AI/ML, and large-scale software platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and own the software architecture for:
• ATDev’s commercial robotic mobility and manipulation products, their software and associated services
• ATOS (distributed, safety-critical robotics middleware)
• RAMMS (high-fidelity simulation, digital twin, and HIL platform)
• real-time and mixed-criticality systems
• fault isolation and safety
• simulation-to-real transfer
• scalable autonomy and learning pipelines
• Ensure architectural consistency across embedded devices, edge computers, cloud services, and mobile applications.

• Propose, define, and lead software-centric robotics research and development programs, including:
• learning-enabled mobility and manipulation
• shared autonomy and user intent modeling
• perception, sensor fusion, and multimodal learning
• simulation-driven learning and evaluation
• Act as technical PI or co-PI on internal and external research efforts (e.g., government-funded programs, academic collaborations).
• Break high-level research and product-development goals into coherent technical roadmaps executed by Senior and Staff engineering leads.
• Ensure research outputs are measurable, testable, and aligned with real-world deployment.

• Personally conduct advanced research and development in areas of strategic importance.
• Implement and validate algorithms derived from research literature, including:
• modern robot learning approaches
• perception and computer vision pipelines
• planning…