Top Robotics Engineer Jobs in Denver & Boulder, CO

As a Robotics Engineer, you'll operate and test robot platforms, integrate sensors, manage data pipelines, and debug issues to improve model evaluation.

Own the technical architecture, strategy, and roadmap for an autonomous construction robotics stack spanning localization, planning, controls, and safeguarding. Make build-versus-reuse-versus-buy decisions, design safety systems, guide integration and field validation, establish shared technical foundations across autonomy programs, and mentor engineers. The role requires architecting and shipping production autonomous systems, strong compiled-language software skills, broad systems judgment, and 10+ years of relevant experience.

Seeking a Senior Robotics Engineer to develop advanced robotics software for autonomous systems, focusing on software architecture, optimization, and collaboration with various teams.

Lead onsite discovery, design, integration, programming, and commissioning of industrial robotics cells for enterprise distribution centers. Own robot motion, palletizing and sortation logic, functional safety, controls interfaces, vision-to-motion workflows, failure recovery, operator interfaces, testing, documentation, and customer handoff. Collaborate directly with distribution, engineering, IT, maintenance, and EHS stakeholders while converting customer-specific solutions into reusable platform capabilities.

Design and implement software for autonomous mobile robots including localization, navigation, and path planning. Develop and test algorithms, perform simulation and analysis (e.g., MATLAB/Simulink), support automated testing and CI/CD, coordinate cross-functional integration, perform root-cause analysis of field issues, and report project status.

Design, program, integrate, and deploy industrial robotic solutions (palletizing, picking, goods-to-person) for fulfillment and manufacturing. Work includes robot programming, systems integration with conveyors and vision, simulation, commissioning troubleshooting, cycle-time optimization, and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Develop robotics software for laboratory automation systems, focusing on precise motion control, liquid handling, sample transport, real-time perception, sensor fusion, computer vision, and calibration. Optimize embedded and real-time performance, conduct hardware-in-the-loop testing, and implement CI/CD validation. Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, firmware, and AI teams to deliver safe, reliable autonomous instrument behaviors from concept through verification.

Provide technical leadership and architectural direction for complex robotics software supporting autonomous platforms. Design fault-tolerant systems for vehicle control, motion planning, localization, perception, controls, and fleet management. Collaborate across robotics, hardware, machine learning, perception, systems engineering, and product teams; establish software standards, testing, deployment, and validation practices; debug hardware-software integrations; and mentor engineers. The role focuses on reliable, safety-critical production software for autonomous agricultural and heavy machinery.

The Principal Hardware Engineer will focus on improving robotics reliability, electrical integrity during production, and collaborating with an international engineering team to enhance designs for real-world usage.

Design, develop, test, and debug features for autonomous construction equipment while optimizing controls systems and maintaining code quality standards.

Lead the design, development, and deployment of autonomous systems for heavy construction equipment while mentoring engineering teams and improving system performance.

Develop and integrate perception algorithms for autonomous outdoor robots, including computer vision, object detection, SLAM, localization, sensor fusion, and terrain analysis. Build ROS 2-based perception software, process 2D and 3D sensor data, optimize algorithms for embedded platforms, and validate systems through simulation, field testing, and recorded datasets. Troubleshoot hardware and software issues while collaborating with multidisciplinary engineering teams to advance autonomous perception systems.

Manage the full deployment lifecycle for retail locations, coordinating installation, network setup, configurations, and troubleshooting, while building automation and ensuring quality.

Lead systems engineering for autonomous robotic and electromechanical platforms across lifecycle: architecture, MBSE modeling, requirements, interface definition, integration, verification/validation, safety analyses, technical trade studies, and cross-disciplinary leadership supporting prototyping, testing, and field deployment.

Develop on-vehicle and simulation software across the autonomy stack: planning behaviors, sensor and payload integration, embedded/vehicle platforms, realistic UxS simulation, and electronics prototyping. Ensure reliable, testable code and support onsite test/integration events (up to 25% travel).

Lead integration and execution of mechatronic robotic systems: design electrical architectures, wiring, and packaging; select and integrate sensors, actuators, and compute; prototype and fabricate hardware; debug system-level issues across electrical, mechanical, and software domains; execute integration testing, verification, validation, and field testing; manage integration risks and translate MBSE diagrams into buildable solutions.

Lead planning and execution of electrical and electromechanical test campaigns, design and maintain EGSE, develop test procedures, run environmental and performance tests, analyze data, drive anomaly resolution, mentor junior engineers, and ensure compliance with program and quality requirements.

Develop, plan, and execute test campaigns for motion-control hardware across the product lifecycle. Design and build test fixtures and EGSE, configure DAQ and instrumentation, implement test automation (Python/LabVIEW), run environmental and performance tests (vibration, shock, thermal, TVAC), analyze data, document results, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure hardware meets requirements for lunar and spaceflight programs.

Design, build, and validate EGSE/ATE hardware and test software (primarily LabVIEW) for motion control and GNC components. Develop test plans, interface control documents, instrumentation integration, execute environmental and performance tests, collect/analyze data, troubleshoot systems, and maintain test documentation and version-controlled test software to support flight and qualification hardware.

Design, develop, and execute test programs for space mechanisms. Create and validate EGSE, test stands, and automated test software (Python/LabVIEW/C#). Conduct functional, environmental, and life testing, collect and analyze instrumentation data, troubleshoot anomalies, and produce test documentation while collaborating with design, systems, and quality teams.

The Senior Electrical Engineer will develop and design motion control electronics, lead technical efforts, and support project teams in delivering flight-ready products.