Serve Robotics · 1 month ago
Robotics Software Engineer – Fault Detection & Recovery
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid Level
$140K/yr - $165K/yr
3+ years expServe Robotics is reimagining urban mobility with their innovative sidewalk robots designed for efficient deliveries. The Robotics Software Engineer will develop fault detection and recovery systems, collaborating across teams to enhance the reliability and safety of autonomous operations.
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Responsibilities
Design and implement fault detection and recovery frameworks across autonomy and control components
Lead Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) activities and translate findings into actionable software mechanisms
Develop health monitoring and diagnostics systems to assess real-time component and subsystem performance
Implement state management and recovery logic for scenarios like sensor degradation, controller faults, and odometry resets
Define and execute degradation-aware behaviors to ensure safe operation under partial system failures
Establish end-to-end performance and latency monitoring to support fault-tolerant autonomy
Contribute to ODD (Operational Design Domain) detection and management, ensuring appropriate system response to environmental changes
Qualification
Required
3+ years of experience in robotics or autonomous systems software development
Strong proficiency in C++ and Python, with experience in real-time and distributed systems
Solid understanding of autonomy architectures, including perception, planning, localization and control pipelines
Hands-on experience with ROS/ROS2 or similar robotic middleware
Familiarity with fault-tolerant design, FMEA, diagnostics, or reliability engineering
Proven ability to collaborate across software and hardware teams to deliver resilient robotic systems
Preferred
Background in autonomous vehicles, mobile robotics, or field robotics
Experience with system telemetry, health monitoring, and data-driven validation
Knowledge of state machines, behavior trees, or similar frameworks for failure management
Understanding of SOTIF or related safety frameworks
Exposure to machine learning or analytics for anomaly and fault detection
Company
Serve Robotics
Serve Robotics is an autonomous robotic delivery company that develops AI-powered sidewalk delivery robots.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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Leadership Team
Ali Kashani
Co-founder & CEO
Dmitry Demeshchuk
Co-Founder and VP of Software
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