Slip Robotics is building autonomous mobile robots for freight logistics, and we're looking for a Robotics Navigation and Control Engineer to lead the development of our motion planning, path planning, and control systems. You'll work on real robots in real-world environments, solving complex challenges in navigation and control.
What You'll Do
- Design, implement, and optimize path planning and trajectory generation for autonomous mobile robots operating in constrained logistics environments
- Develop and tune motion controllers (PID, MPC, or similar) for heavy-payload platforms with real-world dynamics
- Implement obstacle avoidance and safety behaviors that work reliably around people and infrastructure
- Own the localization stack, working with perception engineers to integrate sensor-based position estimates into the control loop
- Build simulation models and validate them against real robot behavior for faster development iteration
- Analyze and improve robot performance using field data, telemetry, and logs from deployed systems
- Collaborate with perception, hardware, and cloud infrastructure teams to deliver integrated autonomy features
- Contribute to CI/CD pipelines for controls software testing and deployment to the robot fleet
What We're Looking For
- Shipped navigation and controls software on real robots at real customer sites
- Hands-on experience tuning controllers on physical hardware
- Experience dealing with wheel slip, load dynamics, and the gap between simulation and reality
- Production deployment experience (as opposed to purely academic or research experience)
Technical Stack
- Path planning
- Trajectory generation
- Motion control (PID, MPC)
- Localization systems
- Sensor fusion
- Simulation modeling
- CI/CD pipelines for robotics software
- Robot operating systems (implied by context)
- Telemetry and log analysis
Team & Environment
- Small team
- High-impact team
Work Mode
- Local position in Atlanta
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
