# Principal Robotics Engineer, Autonomous Systems at Blue River Technology

- Company: Blue River Technology
- What the company does: Backed by Khosla.
- Company website: https://bluerivertechnology.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Remote-US
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $174K to $305K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-20
- Apply by: 2026-10-12
- Apply: https://www.bluerivertechnology.com/job/?gh_jid=8144454
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/blue-river-technology-principal-robotics-engineer-autonomous-systems/

## About the role

Blue River Technology aligns with John Deere’s vision to “innovate on behalf of humanity” by quickly identifying and solving high-value, high-uncertainty challenges in AI, machine learning, computer vision, and robotics. BRT acts as a research and development flywheel, building not only new products but also new platforms that reliably create value for both Deere and its customers.

## What they're looking for

- Work Location : Remote in the United States
- Visa sponsorship : Open to visa sponsorship
- Define the engineering strategy and technical roadmap for the robotics stack for Blue River's autonomous construction program
- Make build-vs-reuse-vs-buy decisions on critical subsystems and drive them to execution
- Design safeguarding systems and safety architectures for heavy autonomous equipment, drawing on best practices from the AV and robotics safety community
- Work directly with mechatronics, platform, and field operations teams on system integration, bring-up, and field validation

Tags: Autonomy (PC01662)