Systems Integration Engineer - Autonomous Mobile Robots - Mechatronics

Nextera Robotics is a fast-growing Industrial Robotics and AI company founded at MIT. We develop and deploy fleets of purpose-built autonomous mobile robots for Fortune 500 clients. We are building a future where AI-native robots handle repetitive and physically demanding tasks.

We move fast with small, agile teams. Autonomy is expected. You’ll see your integrated robots go from bench to real-world deployment.

Role:

Own the full integration that makes our mobile robots work reliably in the real world. Source commercial platforms, then integrate custom compute, LiDAR/vision sensors/IMUs, power distribution, communication buses, and our autonomous stack. You will design, assemble, test, and validate under real physical constraints - turning prototypes into production-ready fleet robots. Work hand-in-hand with our world-class Boston software team to ship robots that actually perform on warehouse floors, production sites, and outdoor environments.

Required:

- 3+ years hands-on experience integrating hardware and software for mobile robots or autonomous systems

- Strong mechatronics mindset - proven ability bridging mechanical, electrical, and software layers (sensors, compute, buses, real-time interfaces)

- Deep comfort with real-world robot validation: sensor fusion, physical constraint testing, fault isolation, and repeatable deployment

- Excellent communication and ownership — you thrive turning messy integration challenges into reliable systems

Preferred:

- Experience scaling robots from prototype to fleet deployment

- Background with industrial connectivity (5G, mesh networks, PLCs, motor control) or radio systems