Summer Robotics builds the Kortx machine-vision platform that enables robots to navigate dynamic, unstructured environments across manufacturing, logistics and humanoid applications.
Responsibilities · Develop and maintain robot software systems for industrial assembly and inspection applications · Integrate cameras and sensors including calibration, coordinate frame management, and data pipelines · Implement and debug coordinate transforms, hand-eye calibration, and rigid body math in production software · Build production-quality C++ and Python software for real-time robotic systems · Architect multi-process and multi-threaded systems for reliable robot operation · Collaborate with algorithms and perception engineers to deploy 3D vision capabilities on robot platforms · Develop testing, debugging, and deployment infrastructure for robot software Minimum Qualifications · Strong C++ skills (STL, multithreading, memory management) and Python proficiency · Practical knowledge of 3D transforms, rotation representations, and camera/robot calibration · Experience integrating sensors and actuators on physical robot systems · Comfortable with Linux development, Git, CMake, and CI/CD workflows · Familiarity with real-time constraints and performance-critical code · MS or higher in Robotics, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field · 3+ years of professional experience developing software for robotic systems mindset · Thrives in a fast-paced startup, comfortable owning projects end-to-end · Passionate about building robots that work in the real world, not just in simulation · Strong debugging instincts — can trace a problem from unexpected robot behavior back through transforms, timing, and sensor data · Comfortable with in-office collaboration (5 days/week in Campbell, CA) Value Add · Experience with ROS/ROS2 or similar robotics middleware · Experience with industrial robotics, robot arms, or manufacturing automation · Familiarity with motion planning frameworks (MoveIt, OMPL) · Knowledge of gRPC, Protobuf, or similar IPC frameworks · Experience with Docker, containerized deployment, and embedded compute (Jetson) · Exposure to simulation environments (Gazebo, MuJoCo, Isaac Sim)