Titlesby GlyphRobotics Engineer a new title on company job boards
Engineering · Emerging · not on Hacker News yet · 15 open roles at 3 companies · median $195k
Builds the perception, planning and control software that lets robots and autonomous vehicles sense the world and act in it.
Why it exists
Written by rule from our own data
First seen in our data in October 2025, in a company job-board posting from Anduril Industries. Today 15 open roles use the title at 3 companies, most of them in AI labs.
- PostingThe oldest Robotics Engineer posting we holdAnduril Industries, Oct 2025 · backs: first sighting
- PostingSenior Robotics Engineer: PerceptionGrayMatter Robotics, Sep 2026 · backs: an open posting with the title
Where it is posted
Sectors
- AI lab1
Cities
- Melbourne, Australia3
- Sydney, Australia3
- Los Angeles1
- San Francisco1
Countries and remote
- United States9
- Australia6
Posted pay
Middle half $172k to $256k, median $195k from 7 postings that state a base range (USD a year).
Who is hiring for it
Open postings on their own job boards, read 5h ago| # | Company | Open roles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anduril IndustriesA company hiring most for Systems Engineer and Test Engineer. | 13 | |
| 2 | GrayMatter RoboticsA company hiring most for Robotics Software Engineer and Robotics Engineer. | 1 | |
| 3 | 1 |
Open roles
8 of 15; company pages list the restRobotics Engineer, Manufacturing Automation
Costa Mesa, California, United States
Senior Robotics Engineer, Manufacturing Automation
Costa Mesa, California, United States
Staff Robotics Engineer, Manufacturing Automation
Costa Mesa, California, United States
Senior Robotics Engineer - Undersea Dominance
Costa Mesa, California, United States
Staff Robotics Engineer - Surface Dominance
Costa Mesa, California, United States
| Role | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Robotics Engineer: PerceptionGrayMatter RoboticsLos Angeles - HQ$150k to $200k | GrayMatter Robotics | Los Angeles - HQ | $150k to $200k |
| Robotics Engineer, Manufacturing AutomationAnduril IndustriesCosta Mesa, California, United States$115k to $175k | Anduril Industries | Costa Mesa, California, United States | $115k to $175k |
| Forward Deployed Robotics Engineer | San Francisco | Not stated | |
| Senior Robotics Engineer, Manufacturing AutomationAnduril IndustriesCosta Mesa, California, United States$147k to $196k | Anduril Industries | Costa Mesa, California, United States | $147k to $196k |
| Staff Robotics Engineer, Manufacturing AutomationAnduril IndustriesCosta Mesa, California, United States$167k to $222k | Anduril Industries | Costa Mesa, California, United States | $167k to $222k |
| Senior Robotics Engineer - Undersea DominanceAnduril IndustriesCosta Mesa, California, United States$220k to $292k | Anduril Industries | Costa Mesa, California, United States | $220k to $292k |
| Senior Robotics Engineer, MaritimeAnduril IndustriesQuincy, Massachusetts, United States$220k to $292k | Anduril Industries | Quincy, Massachusetts, United States | $220k to $292k |
| Staff Robotics Engineer - Surface DominanceAnduril IndustriesCosta Mesa, California, United States$253k to $336k | Anduril Industries | Costa Mesa, California, United States | $253k to $336k |
Share of Hacker News hiring posts
6 posts since Apr 2011 · new in 6 monthsRelated titles
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Builds the perception, planning and control software that lets robots and autonomous vehicles sense the world and act in it.
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20 open postings titled "Robotics Engineer" or close to it at 5 companies (job-board scan, 2026-09-25). One of the postings. Not checked by hand yet.
Median posted salary $195k from 7 postings that state a base pay range (the median of their midpoints, USD a year). Not a survey of what people earn.