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Senior Manager Robotics Engineer Jobs in Austin, TX

Contoro Robotics

Robotics Engineer, Autonomy

Austin, TX · On-site

Join Contoro Robotics - Revolutionizing Warehouse Automation with Cutting-Edge Robotics At Contoro ... You will work with senior engineers to advance specific autonomy modules - including grasp planning ...

9 Mothers Corporation

Robotics Engineer

Manor, TX · On-site

Senior or Staff Robotics Engineer Company Overview 9 Mothers Defense develops AI-enabled systems to ... Write highquality, efficient code (primarily Rust, C, or C++) to control and manage actuators ...

Clera

Senior Robotics Engineer

Austin, TX · On-site

$150 - $250/hr

... hands-on Senior Robotics Engineer to design the physical control systems powering high-speed ... Write high-quality, efficient embedded code (primarily Rust, C, or C++ ) to manage actuators, motor ...

Aalo Atomics

Senior Controls & Robotics Engineer

Austin, TX · On-site

$121.50 - $148.50/hr

As a Senior Controls & Robotics Engineer at Aalo Atomics, you will design and build the automated ... Collaborate with MES/IT teams on data acquisition, recipe management, and production traceability ...

9 Mothers

Robotics Engineer, Senior

Austin, TX · On-site

$100 - $130/hr

Senior Robotics Engineer About 9 Mothers The modern battlefield has changed. Cheap, autonomous ... Skilled in managing scopes, logic/CAN analyzers, and basic rework. * U.S. Citizenship and the ...

Aalo Atomics

Senior Controls & Robotics Engineer

Austin, TX · On-site

$96K - $126K/yr

As a Senior Controls & Robotics Engineer at Aalo Atomics, you will design and build the automated ... Collaborate with MES/IT teams on data acquisition, recipe management, and production traceability ...

TerraFirma

Robotics Engineer - Perception

Austin, TX · On-site

We lacked buildings, roads, water, power, communications, and waste management, and constructing ... S. in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a ...

Symbotic

Principal Robotics Engineer

Austin, TX · On-site

$180 - $248/hr

... senior engineers working on autonomous vehicle systems. We are looking for people who thrive in a ... The employee is responsible for owning a credit card and managing expenses personally to be ...

Symbotic

Principal Robotics Engineer

Austin, TX

... senior engineers working on autonomous vehicle systems. We are looking for people who thrive in a ... The employee is responsible for owning a credit card and managing expenses personally to be ...

Symbotic

Principal Robotics Engineer

Austin, TX · On-site

... senior engineers working on autonomous vehicle systems. We are looking for people who thrive in a ... The employee is responsible for owning a credit card and managing expenses personally to be ...

Graphcore

Staff Robotics Engineer

Austin, TX · On-site

Help build scalable software infrastructure, device management systems, and fleet coordination ... Degree in Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics ...

Graphcore

Staff Robotics Engineer

Austin, TX

Help build scalable software infrastructure, device management systems, and fleet coordination ... Degree in Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics ...

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How much do senior manager robotics engineer jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 28, 2026, the average yearly pay for senior manager robotics engineer in Austin, TX is $134,949.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $112,500.00 and $161,600.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Senior Manager Robotics Engineer vs Robotics Engineer?

AspectSenior Manager Robotics EngineerRobotics Engineer
CredentialsBachelor's/Master's in Robotics, Engineering, or related; often requires leadership experienceBachelor's or Master's in Robotics, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering
Work EnvironmentLeadership roles, project management, strategic planningDesign, develop, test robotic systems; hands-on technical work
Employer & Industry UsageTech companies, manufacturing, automation firmsResearch labs, manufacturing, tech startups

The Senior Manager Robotics Engineer typically oversees teams, manages projects, and sets strategic goals, requiring leadership experience. In contrast, a Robotics Engineer focuses on designing and developing robotic systems, often engaging in technical tasks. Both roles are vital in robotics development but differ mainly in responsibility level and scope.

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Robotics Engineer, Motion Planning

Contoro Robotics

Austin, TX • On-site

Full-time

Re-posted 26 days ago

Job description

Join Contoro Robotics - Revolutionizing Warehouse Automation with Cutting-Edge Robotics
At Contoro Robotics, we're on a mission to solve labor challenges through advanced robotic solutions. Headquartered in Austin, TX, our fast-growing startup is transforming the supply chain industry with our flagship warehouse automation technology. Our team is made up of top-tier experts in robotics, AI, and logistics, working together to push the boundaries of automation.
We're looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join us on this journey-helping shape the future of robotics while growing alongside a world-class team. If you're passionate about innovation, problem-solving, and making a real-world impact, we want to hear from you!
Robotics Engineer, Motion Planning
Contoro Robotics is an Austin-based company building autonomous truck-unloading robots for warehouse operations. We deploy reliable, high-throughput robotic systems that handle heavy, unstructured freight in real logistics settings every day.
The Role
We are looking for a Robotics Engineer to help improve the reliability and performance of our robot's motion-planning stack on a live production fleet. A significant part of this role is hands-on production support: reproducing field issues, debugging them across motion planning, perception, and controls, and validating fixes on real hardware. You will work closely with our senior motion-planning and autonomy engineers, tuning and integrating motion planning as you grow your depth in the field.
Responsibilities
Production Debugging and Performance Support
  • Investigate and help resolve production issues that affect cycle time, pick success, and operator intervention rate, working across motion planning, perception, and controls to find root cause.
  • Reproduce field failures on real hardware, analyze logs and telemetry, and work with senior engineers to validate root cause and ship fixes.

Motion Planning Implementation and Integration
  • Implement and tune planners within the MoveIt ecosystem for collision-free, kinematically feasible motion, with guidance from senior engineers.
  • Integrate perception outputs (container frame, box poses, occupancy) into the planning scene, reasoning about collision objects such as container walls, ceiling, and neighboring boxes.
  • Integrate path and trajectory generation with the control stack (MoveIt and ros_control), and measure cycle-time and throughput impact on hardware.

Hardware Validation
  • Run controlled tests on the robot, compare before-and-after throughput, and quantify the impact of changes across diverse box and container configurations.
  • Collaborate across autonomy, perception, controls, and robot software to deliver reliable end-to-end motion.
Qualifications
Experience: 1-3 years of professional experience (or equivalent research or internship experience) in motion planning, manipulator control, or robotics software, ideally with real-hardware exposure. Strong recent graduates with excellent fundamentals are encouraged to apply.
Education: Minimum B.S. in Robotics, Computer Science, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
Technical Skills:
  • Proficient in C++ (modern standards), Python, and ROS 1 or ROS 2.
  • Working knowledge of MoveIt and at least one motion planning approach (e.g., sampling-based planners such as RRT/RRT-Connect/PRM, or optimization-based planners such as CHOMP/TrajOpt).
  • Solid grasp of manipulator kinematics - forward/inverse kinematics, collision checking, velocity and acceleration limits, and singularity and joint-limit awareness for 6/7-DOF arms.
  • Strong debugging instincts and a willingness to dig into hard, ambiguous production issues.
  • Good communication and eagerness to learn from senior engineers.
Nice to Have
  • Hands-on experience with industrial manipulators (e.g., UR, KUKA) and real-time joint control.
  • Familiarity with integrating perception inputs (point clouds, object poses, occupancy maps) into collision-aware planning.
  • Exposure to time-parameterization tools (TOTG/TOPP-RA, Ruckig, jerk-limited/S-curve profiles).
  • A controls or electrical background (motor limits, torque, current) useful for hardware-level debugging.
  • Exposure to physics-based or kinematic simulation (Isaac Sim, Gazebo, MuJoCo, Bullet).

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