Staff Robotics Architect - Embedded Systems
Agility Robotics
Staff Robotics Architect - Embedded Systems
Agility Robotics
Humanoid robots and automation software platform
Agility’s commercially deployed humanoids operate alongside teams in warehouses, manufacturing facilities, and distribution centers—tackling physically demanding and repetitive tasks while enabling workers to focus on higher-value work. With industry-leading safety standards and years of proven deployment data, we're pioneering a new era of automation that enhances human potential.
Agility Robotics is seeking a Staff Robotics Architect - Embedded Systems to create the technical vision for our network, control, compute, and software integration hardware for our humanoid robotics platforms. This role reports directly to the Principal Hardware Architect to develop new products and major improvements to existing platforms. In this technical leadership role, you will serve as the lead for Robot Embedded Systems architecture, partnering closely with engineers across systems, mechanical, electrical, software, perception, safety, and control teams as needed to define and evolve the hardware architecture of our robotic systems.
You will be responsible for ensuring our core hardware subsystems — ranging from sensing and compute to control, actuation, and safety— integrate with our software stack into cohesive, performant, reliable, and scalable systems for our humanoid robots and fleets. These designs will meet the needs of our product vision and software/skills that drive our innovations. This role is ideal for a senior level hardware designer with the software and firmware understanding required to architect complex integrated systems. Previous roles could include Electrical Engineer, Embedded Systems, Platform SW or Controls engineer with a proven track record in robotic system design, control, and architecture, experience in actuated mobile robotics, ideally including humanoid or legged robotics, and strong data driven decision making.
At Agility Robotics, we are building the future of human-centric automation through groundbreaking humanoid robots. As a foundational technical leader, you’ll help shape a product and platform that redefines the role of robots in the workforce—developed by a world-class team committed to innovation, engineering excellence, and real-world impact.
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The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to: job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Agility Robotics is a multi-state employer and this salary range may not reflect positions who work in other locations. These ranges may be modified in the future.
In addition to base pay, our competitive total rewards package consists of the following for full-time employees:
All of our roles are U.S.-based. Applicants must have current authorization to work in the United States.
Agility Robotics is committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Each individual has the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes equal employment opportunities and prohibits unlawful discriminatory practices, including harassment. Therefore, it is the policy of Agility Robotics to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Agility Robotics prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.
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Anticipated Base Salary Range 217000 - 281000 USD
Humanoid robots and automation software platform
Agility Robotics designs and sells humanoid robots and an accompanying software platform to automate labor-intensive tasks. Its flagship robot Digit works with the cloud-based Agility Arc platform to perform tasks in warehouses, manufacturing, retail, eCommerce, and distribution centers. The system combines Digit’s mobility and manipulation capabilities with software that coordinates tasks, scheduling, and data, enabling effective human–robot collaboration on labor tasks. What sets Agility Robotics apart is its humanoid form and emphasis on mobile manipulation, paired with a cloud automation platform and plans for an App Store for Labor to offer a range of labor-related applications. The company’s goal is to help humans be more productive by augmenting workers’ capabilities and allowing them to focus on more complex and creative tasks, while delivering reliable labor solutions through direct sales, service contracts, and a potential software ecosystem.
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