Lead Systems Integration / Robotics Engineer
$190,000–$260,000 year
On-site · Oakland, California, United States
Job Summary
Lead Systems Integration / Robotics Engineer responsible for the full integration of Overlay’s robotic platform, bringing together motion, perception, sensing, calibration, safety logic, and hardware interfaces into a repeatable, safe MVP. Own robot-level execution and validation plans, develop perception-to-action flows, and drive cross-team debugging across robotics, mechanical, software, perception, hardware, and manufacturing. Define system-level validation plans, acceptance criteria, test procedures, and release gates; collaborate with external partners to support build readiness and manufacturing feedback. Translate ambiguous failures into clear reproduction steps, owners, root causes, fixes, and closure. Contribute to core robotics architecture and product-level engineering decisions, embodying ownership, velocity, and craft. Requires 5+ years in robotics or related fields, hands-on hardware bring-up, strong motion control and sensing expertise, proficiency in Python/C++, and experience with ROS2; in-person collaboration in Oakland, CA.” ,
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years in robotics, systems integration, controls, automation, or complex electromechanical systems
- Hands-on experience bringing up physical robots or hardware systems in the real world
- Strong understanding of motion control, calibration, sensors, actuators, real-time behavior, and system validation
- Experience integrating perception, motion, hardware, and safety-critical behavior
- Strong coding ability in Python, C++, or similar languages
- Experience with ROS2 or similar robotics frameworks
- Strong engineering judgment with practical tradeoffs
- Experience defining test plans, acceptance criteria, validation workflows, or release gates
- Ability to drive alignment across internal engineers, external partners, and manufacturing stakeholders
- Clear communicator who can turn messy technical ambiguity into structured execution
- Energized by in-person collaboration in a small, fast-moving team
Apply with one swipe on Sorce. We auto-fill applications and apply on your behalf — no cover letters, no 40-minute forms.
Hiring someone like this?
Get your role in front of qualified candidates on Sorce.