Staff Software Engineer - Industrial Automation Software
About the job
- Significant experience building production software systems with strong technical taste.
- Fluency in system design, application programming interfaces, abstractions, and developer-facing tooling.
- Ability to create structure in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.
- Comfort working across software, automation, hardware, and operations.
- Strong engineering judgment and a bias toward simple designs.
- Define and build core software primitives for machine-facing systems.
- Develop internal platforms, interfaces, or languages that simplify control, integration, and iteration.
- Support software that can span internal deployments, partner environments, and future international programs.
- Work across software, controls, and operations to turn messy workflows into durable systems.
- Explore opportunities to externalize parts of the work where it creates leverage.
- Experience with compilers, interpreters, domain-specific languages, interface definition languages, or related tooling.
- Experience in industrial, robotics, embedded, or machine-control environments.
- Experience supporting software across multiple facilities or external partners.
- Interest in open systems and extensible platforms.
- Experience leading technical direction for a small, high-output team.
About the company
Regulus Industries designs and builds defense-grade hardware systems and AI-enabled manufacturing software from the Dallas–Fort Worth area. It combines advanced hardware, robotics, and software to create capable production lines and mission-critical systems for national security needs. Its approach, called compounding advantage, means each project yields reusable methods, proofs, and operating discipline to quickly spin up future production and qualify new products. The company aims to meet strategic industrial capability requirements for the United States and its allies by delivering reliable, validated systems that are built once and easily extensible for future programs.
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Headquarters
Dallas, Texas
Founded
2026
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Regulus posted 16 on-site jobs by August 5, 2026, including quality and procurement.
- Its careers page on September 22, 2026 advertised upcoming kinetic interceptor development.
- Orders through 2028 and fully funded status support rapid factory buildout in Dallas.
What critics are saying
- Regulus remains stealth, with no named customers, contracts, or shipment volumes public.
- A Dallas factory slip would delay every 2028 order and damage customer confidence.
- If counter-UAS products underperform combat tests, Regulus loses its core market.
What makes Regulus Industries unique
- Regulus pairs counter-UAS hardware with AI manufacturing software from Dallas-Fort Worth.
- Its June 30, 2026 Innoviz LiDAR collaboration extends sensing across cluttered, urban battlefields.
- The company claims combat validation and a reusable manufacturing playbook for each new line.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Paid Vacation
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Relocation Assistance