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 tenured Robotics Software Engineer to lead architecture across the robotics stack on Archimedes — perception, control, autonomy, and the infrastructure that lets us ship. You'll partner directly with our CTO and own the path from prototype code to deployed software. You're the senior IC who's done this at scale and knows how to take a research-y stack into a deployable product without breaking it.
What they're looking for
- Deep experience of robotics software engineering with real shipped systems behind you
- Senior IC track record at robotics companies that actually shipped to customers or operators
- Deep ROS2 experience and the judgment to know when not to use it
- Track record building and operating CI/CD for robotics or hardware-in-the-loop
- Experience taking software through formal release, packaging, and deployment to end users
- Where you probably come from: Senior IC at robotics companies that shipped, defense robotics groups, autonomy at automotive, or aerospace robotics programs that put software in front of operators
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 tenured Robotics Software Engineer to lead architecture across the robotics stack on Archimedes — perception, control, autonomy, and the infrastructure that lets us ship. You'll partner directly with our CTO and own the path from prototype code to deployed software. You're the senior IC who's done this at scale and knows how to take a research-y stack into a deployable product without breaking...
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