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Approach Venture · 2 days ago

Founding Robotics Engineer - Counter UAS

Austin, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$120K/yr - $200K/yr

5+ years exp

Approach Venture is a rapidly growing, well-funded early-stage robotics company developing autonomous ground systems for defense applications. As a Founding Robotics Engineer, you will take full ownership of the autonomy stack, including perception, control, and embedded software, while shaping the technical foundation of advanced robotic systems.

Management Consulting

Hiring Manager

Torey Bell

Responsibilities

Architect and implement autonomy software covering perception, control, and embedded integration

Design, test, and integrate multi-sensor systems (IMUs, cameras, encoders) for high-accuracy state estimation

Develop and tune control algorithms (PID, MPC, or similar) for electromechanical systems

Write and optimize firmware in C++ or Rust for real-time operation, motion, and communications

Create Python-based tools for testing, calibration, visualization, and automation

Lead iterative field testing campaigns to validate control and perception performance

Debug across software, hardware, and mechanical interfaces to drive rapid improvement

Collaborate cross-functionally with specialists in AI/ML, perception, and embedded hardware

Build scalable, modular architectures for high-performance robotics platforms

Qualification

Robotic platforms developmentEmbedded systemsReal-time control softwareModern C++PythonSensor fusionMotion controlElectromechanical systemsRTOS environmentsCommunication protocolsDebugging skillsRustROS2GPU programmingPCB design exposureDistributed computingML frameworksFast-paced environment adaptability