Approach Venture

Systems Software Engineer - Robotic Manufacturing and Motion Control Systems

Long Beach, California | On-site

Opportunity Summary

A venture-backed advanced manufacturing company is building next-generation robotic production systems focused on automation, precision process control, and scalable industrial hardware. The team is developing integrated platforms that combine robotics, motion systems, welding processes, and additive manufacturing technologies to support high-throughput production environments. This role is focused on the core software infrastructure that enables complex machines to operate reliably in real-world environments. The engineer will own low-level systems software, hardware integration, realtime machine behavior, and orchestration across robotic and industrial subsystems. The position requires close collaboration with multidisciplinary engineering teams and direct involvement with physical hardware, controls, and manufacturing systems.

About Us

We are a fast-growing engineering team focused on developing advanced automation and robotic manufacturing platforms for industrial applications. Our work spans robotics, controls, software, sensing, and manufacturing process development, with an emphasis on building reliable systems that bridge software and hardware execution. The company operates in a highly technical environment where engineers work closely across disciplines to rapidly design, test, and improve production-capable systems.

Job Duties

• Develop and maintain systems-level software for advanced robotic manufacturing equipment using Rust and related technologies
• Build software infrastructure for machine control, orchestration, telemetry, and industrial automation workflows
• Integrate motion systems, PLCs, welding equipment, sensors, power systems, and industrial hardware devices
• Support realtime or near-realtime machine control where deterministic behavior and low-latency execution are critical
• Design reliable abstractions for hardware communication, configuration management, diagnostics, and machine state control
• Debug complex interactions across software, robotics, motion systems, process hardware, and sensing platforms
• Improve machine observability through telemetry pipelines, logging systems, diagnostics tooling, and operational dashboards
• Collaborate closely with mechanical, electrical, controls, robotics, and manufacturing engineering teams
• Contribute to software architecture decisions, testing frameworks, documentation, and engineering best practices
• Support development and deployment of software used in production manufacturing environments

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience focused on systems programming, robotics, industrial automation, or embedded systems
• Strong experience developing software in Rust or modern systems programming languages such as C or C++
• Experience working with hardware-integrated software systems in robotics, automation, or industrial equipment environments
• Understanding of realtime systems, deterministic control behavior, concurrency, and low-level hardware communication
• Experience debugging complex software and hardware interactions in physical systems
• Familiarity with industrial communication protocols, motion systems, or machine control architectures
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in fast-paced engineering environments
• Comfortable collaborating across multidisciplinary technical teams

Preferred Experience

• Experience with EtherCAT or industrial fieldbus communication systems
• Background in robotic motion control, automation systems, or manufacturing equipment software
• Experience integrating welding systems, sensors, PLCs, or industrial power equipment
• Familiarity with additive manufacturing or automated production systems
• Exposure to telemetry infrastructure, diagnostics tooling, or machine observability systems
• Experience developing software for robotics platforms or autonomous systems
• Understanding of hardware bring-up, commissioning, or machine deployment workflows

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to help build core software infrastructure for advanced robotic manufacturing systems
• High level of ownership across architecture, machine behavior, and hardware integration
• Work directly with multidisciplinary engineering teams solving complex real-world automation challenges
• Exposure to cutting-edge robotics, manufacturing, welding, and additive systems development
• Early-stage environment with significant technical impact and long-term growth opportunity

Compensation Details

$150,000 - $200,000