Founding/Lead Robotics EngineerSydney | Full-time | Hybrid | Up to $200k + super

The Mission
A small team in Sydney is teaching humanoid robots to use their hands. Not in simulation or the cloud, but on the robot itself.
They’ve built a lightweight, adaptive intelligence that learns to move, grasp, and act in unfamiliar environments without heavy datasets or retraining.
Now they need a senior engineer to take that brain and make it move.

What You’ll Do

• Build and refine manipulation and control pipelines on Jetson hardware
  
  
• Develop perception and SLAM modules within ROS2
  
  
• Optimise inference performance, latency, and stability for real-time operation
  
  
• Coordinate sensor fusion across cameras, force sensors, and depth inputs
  
  
• Work closely with AI researchers to close the loop between model and movement
  
  
• Deploy and test robotic systems in both simulated and live environments
  
  

What You Bring

• Strong programming skills in C++ and Python
  
  
• Deep familiarity with ROS / ROS2
  
  
• Proven experience across SLAM, perception, and control architectures
  
  
• Hands-on experience deploying on embedded platforms (Jetson, Orin)
  
  
• Understanding of multi-modal AI or vision–action pipelines
  
  
• Curiosity, precision, and the ability to turn theory into motion
  
  

Why It Matters

• The system’s intelligence is inspired by insect cognition – lightweight, adaptive, and efficient
  
  
• Runs locally, consumes minimal compute, and learns general behaviours instead of fixed tasks
  
  
• Enables large-scale deployment in industries facing critical labour shortages
  
  

The Opportunity

• Join a small, senior engineering group taking robotics from R&D to commercial rollout
  
  
• Work directly with founders who have moved from research to real-world deployment
  
  
• Leadership potential and huge growth opportunities as the company grows
  
  
• Backed by international investors with major expansion planned
  
  

How to Apply
If you want to build robots that think and act, and see your work move from lab to production; reach out.

Contact
Toby Tank
[email protected]
0468 524 271

Let’s talk.