# Lead Robotics Engineer, Autonomy at Valinor

- Company: Valinor
- What the company does: Valinor is a new kind of defense and government tech company. We build and buy mission-critical technologies to fill the gaps others ignore. Backed by General Catalyst.
- Company website: https://www.valinor.co/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Cookeville, TN
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-06-29
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/valinor/d77d2f1b-961f-4c36-96ad-e753354e506b
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/valinor-lead-robotics-engineer-autonomy/

## About the role

Valinor Dispatch is seeking a Lead Robotics Engineer to own the autonomy stack end to end, from computer vision and flight control to robotic manipulation, behind its ruggedized, field-deployable UxS charging infrastructure for defense applications.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor's or Master's in Robotics, EE/ME, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field
- 5+ years of experience building robotics/autonomy systems, with 2+ years in a technical lead or team-lead capacity on mission-critical or fielded systems (defense, aerospace, drones, or similar)
- Strong proficiency in C++ and Python, with solid real-time and embedded systems fundamentals
- Demonstrated depth across the full stack: perception/CV, state estimation (EKF/factor graphs, VIO/SLAM), motion and path planning, and control (PID through MPC)
- Hands-on experience with flight control stacks (PX4/ArduPilot or equivalent) and tuning controllers on real hardware
- Experience designing and deploying 6DOF manipulation systems, including kinematics, motion planning (MoveIt/OMPL-class), and grasping

Tags: Valinor Dispatch