Robotics Controls Engineer
Hybrid (South San Francisco, CA)$150k - $250k + equityFull-timePosted 11mo ago
About the role
Role focused on designing, implementing, testing, and deploying control systems for autonomous surgical robotics. Bridge between controls theory and production-ready software in a fast-moving startup environment.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement control algorithms for robotic systems.
- Develop production software in C++ and Python.
- Design, test, and deploy robotic features from concept through production.
- Build motion control, estimation, and robotic system behaviors.
- Write tests and validation as a core part of how you build, not an afterthought.
- Debug complex issues across software, controls, and hardware systems.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to bring new capabilities to the robot.
- Participate in real-world system validation and deployment.
Qualifications
- Strong foundation in robotics and control systems.
- Experience implementing control algorithms in real-world systems.
- Understanding of dynamics, state estimation, feedback control, and motion planning.
- Ability to reason through system-level tradeoffs and constraints.
- You must be able to write and ship production code in C++ on your own.
- Ability to write maintainable, modular, production-quality code.
- Experience designing software that can be extended and maintained by a team.
- Experience writing tests and validating software behavior.
- Strong debugging skills.
- Ability to break down ambiguous problems and identify missing requirements.
- Willingness to make engineering decisions with incomplete information.
- Strong problem-solving skills and bias toward action.
- Ability to independently drive projects forward.
- Comfortable working in a fast-moving environment with evolving priorities.
- Willingness to seek feedback, iterate quickly, and collaborate closely with teammates.
Skills
Required:C++Python
Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Andromeda Surgical
Autonomous surgical robots
We're building autonomous robots to make surgery safe, easier and more efficient. Robots currently perform about 1/4 of surgeries but only help with the physical aspects. We use AI to make surgery cognitively easier. This has far greater potential to improve outcomes and reduce costs. Founded by 3x founders from medtech and autonomous vehicles, we're on track to be the fastest surgical robot to market of all time. First indication is prostate enucleation.
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