Senior Autonomy Engineer - Ground Robotics

Lucid Bots Inc

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
On-site
Production-ready autonomy
Perception, localization, planning, navigation
High-quality simulation environments
Lucid Bots is an AI robotics company building the world’s most productive and responsible robots with a mission to extend human reach

Job Summary

  • Lucid Bots is an AI robotics company building the world’s most productive and responsible robots with a mission to extend human reach.
  • The Senior Autonomy Engineer will own the full autonomy stack, ensuring reliable performance in real-world environments and systematically closing the sim-to-real gap.
  • Join a fast-growing, venture-backed robotics startup and work directly with the founder on frontier technology, accelerating your career.

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Lucid Bots is an AI robotics company building the world’s most productive and responsible robots with a mission to extend human reach.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Production-ready autonomy
  • Perception, localization, planning, navigation
  • High-quality simulation environments
  • Sim-to-real gap closure
  • ROS 2 experience
  • Outdoor or unstructured environments

Nice-to-have

  • Extend human reach
  • Physical AI future
  • Teamwork and humility
  • Ownership and responsibility

Key Requirements

  • 5-10 years robotics/autonomy experience
  • Shipped autonomous mobile robot to production
  • Deep expertise in perception, SLAM/localization, motion planning, or controls
  • Production-quality code programming skills

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