# Senior Robotics Software Engineer - Autonomy at Persona AI

- Company: Persona AI
- What the company does: Backed by 500 Global.
- Company website: https://personastudios.ai
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Houston, TX
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-08-25
- Apply by: 2026-10-09
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/persona.ai/ba1e6d66-165f-42af-b9b3-403d09b7c2a6
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/persona-ai-senior-robotics-software-engineer-autonomy/

## About the role

Persona AI is building a rugged humanoid platform to supplement the industrial skilled-labor workforce. Our robots are designed to perform complex tasks such as welding, grinding, and painting in demanding real-world environments.

## What they're looking for

- MS or PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, or a related field
- 5+ years of professional experience in robotics, with a primary focus on autonomy
- 2+ years of experience applying world models to planning, reasoning, and scene understanding
- Experience with plan execution approaches such as behavior trees and state machines
- World model benchmarking and post-training experience in a robotics domain
- Strong hands-on experience with NVIDIA Cosmos and IsaacSim

Tags: Persona AI