We’re looking for a Robotics Engineer (Roboticist) with ~5+ years of experience to own the development and programming of our robotic systems from the ground up. This person will be a core member of our founding engineering team, responsible for making our robots actually work in real-world manufacturing environments, not just in simulation. You’ll operate with high ownership, moving quickly and iterating in tight loops to bring advanced robotics algorithms and emerging approaches like vision-language-action models into production.
This is a highly hands-on role focused on building reliable, safe, and scalable robotic systems that can run continuously in high-stakes environments. You’ll be solving fundamentally hard problems across motion, control, and system integration, helping define how autonomous manufacturing systems are built from first principles.
What will you be doing?
Nidus Technologies is building autonomous manufacturing systems powered by AI and robotics, with a focus on solving critical bottlenecks in the U.S. defense industrial base. The company’s mission is to increase manufacturing output without increasing headcount by creating an intelligence layer that enables machines, like robotic arms, to operate continuously and autonomously. By combining robotics with cutting-edge machine learning approaches such as vision-language-action models, Nidus aims to transform how physical production systems run, making them more efficient, scalable, and resilient in environments where skilled labor is constrained.
Salary
$150,000 - $250,000
Equity
0.5% - 1%
Location
New York, NY
Total raised
$6 M
Last stage
Pre-seed
Investors
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