Senior Robotics Engineer (ROS2 / Autonomous Vehicles)

AION Robotics is a fast-growing startup manufacturing rugged autonomous ground vehicles for outdoor commercial jobsites, bringing Industry 4.0 to infrastructure monitoring and inspection. They're hiring a Senior Robotics Engineer to work at the forefront of mobile outdoor robotics — designing, developing, and debugging the core vehicle control stack using ROS2, real-time OS, perception sensors, and AWS technologies. You'll own the full software development lifecycle from prototype to architectural roadmap, feature design, testing, and deployment — working daily with real autonomous vehicles and advanced hardware on-site in Arvada, CO.

Proficiency in C++ and JavaScript with strong real-time system and networking fundamentals; proven experience developing, debugging, and deploying complex ROS2 stacks (Navigation, Point Cloud Processing, Sensor Fusion); solid AWS integration experience across APIs and services; familiarity with simulation environment setup and management; proficiency with GitHub for version control on large, complex codebases; experience with software testing, debugging, and real-time performance optimization; security best practices awareness; strong communication skills and adaptability across projects.