Senior Robotics Engineer (Control & Teleoperation)

We are looking for a Senior Robotics Engineer (Control & Teleoperation) to join our client's groundbreaking project. Our client is a highly innovative technology company dedicated to building the world’s most capable, commercially-scalable, and safe humanoid robots. With their flagship platform already running in real industrial pilots, you will be joining a team that is actively amplifying human potential through advanced, human-in-the-loop robotics.

Essential functions

• Develop teleoperation capabilities for controlling multi-DoF platforms across manipulation, mobility, and loco-manipulation tasks.
• Integrate input devices, including VR controllers, haptic devices, motion capture systems, and custom operator stations, into the core software stack.
• Translate noisy, high-frequency human input into smooth, physically feasible, and stable robot commands with predictable behavior.
• Build robust teleoperation infrastructure for real-time data streaming, calibration, replay, debugging, and high-quality demonstration capture.
• Develop shared-autonomy and assistive-control features that blend human intent with robot capability to improve precision and safety.
• Create safe operating boundaries, limiters, alerts, and emergency recovery flows for hardware-facing systems.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to write highly reliable software in C++ and Python.
• Strong robotics fundamentals, including kinematics, coordinate frames, control interfaces, and state estimation basics.
• Commercial experience with ROS/ROS2, real-time data streaming, or robotic middleware.
• Direct experience building teleoperation systems, master-slave setups, operator UIs, or haptic control loops.
• Exceptional debugging skills across the entire stack, from operator input devices to robot motion, sensors, and hardware behavior.

Would be a plus

• Hands-on experience building or debugging software for real robotic hardware (humanoids, dexterous systems, or mobile manipulators).
• Experience collecting high-quality demonstrations for imitation learning or behavior cloning pipelines.
• Exposure to intent inference, force feedback, or custom control devices.
• A product-minded approach prioritizing intuitive, safe, and reliable operator experiences.

We offer

• Opportunity to work on bleeding-edge projects
• Work with a highly motivated and dedicated team
• Competitive salary
• Flexible schedule
• Benefits package - medical insurance, sports
• Corporate social events
• Professional development opportunities
• Well-equipped office

About us

Grid Dynamics (NASDAQ: GDYN) is a leading provider of technology consulting, platform and product engineering, AI, and advanced analytics services. Fusing technical vision with business acumen, we solve the most pressing technical challenges and enable positive business outcomes for enterprise companies undergoing business transformation. A key differentiator for Grid Dynamics is our 8 years of experience and leadership in enterprise AI, supported by profound expertise and ongoing investment in data, analytics, cloud & DevOps, application modernization and customer experience. Founded in 2006, Grid Dynamics is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices across the Americas, Europe, and India.