Aurelius Systems builds AI-powered directed energy laser defense platforms protecting troops, bases, and infrastructure from UAS drone threats. Backed by General Catalyst.
About the role
We need a Senior Robotics Software Engineer who's a true workhorse on the Archimedes robotics stack. Writing real production code across perception, control, and autonomy, and raising the bar on how we ship. You'll work directly alongside our Lead Software Engineer and our Principal Robotics SWE, contributing meaningfully to the stack while championing the QA and CI/CD practices that keep fielded software reliable. You're the senior IC who writes the code, then makes sure it survives contact with the field.
What they're looking for
- 5+ years of robotics software engineering with real shipped systems behind you
- Strong hands-on development chops. You're a builder first, and you write production code that runs on real hardware
- ROS2 experience and the judgment to know when not to use it
- Experience building or operating CI/CD for robotics or hardware-in-the-loop systems
- A genuine ownership mentality toward quality. You've seen what bad test discipline costs in the field and you fix it without being asked
- Where you probably come from: Senior IC at robotics companies that shipped to customers or operators, defense robotics groups, autonomy at automotive, or aerospace robotics programs that put software in front of real users
More about this role
Aurelius Systems is a VC backed defense tech startup building autonomous, edge deployed directed energy systems for counter-UAS. We build laser weapons to shoot down drones.
We're a small team of engineers, former US military operators, and subject matter experts scaling America's directed energy dominance. The first cost effective, reliable and robust laser weapon system.
Our namesake isn't an accident. Marcus Aurelius wrote about doing the work in front of you, every day, without excuses. Henry Ford didn't wait for permission to reinvent manufacturing. That's how we operate, small team, unreasonable output, no hiding behind the unachievable.
In addition to our San Francisco lab, we've opened a Detroit manufacturing hub and we field test weekly on our own 400-acre private range.
We need a Senior Robotics Software Engineer who's a true workhorse on the Archimedes robotics stack. Writing real production code across perception, control, and autonomy, and raising the bar on how we ship. You'll work directly alongside our Lead Software Engineer and our Principal Robotics SWE, contributing meaningfully to the stack while championing the QA and CI/CD practices that keep fielded software...
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