Hire engineers for the software and autonomy work behind robotic systems. Work directly with Cheri Kruger to define the role and find candidates.
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Kruger Recruiting helps startups and growing companies hire software engineers and technical leaders. For robotics and autonomy searches, start with the system, the work to be owned, and the experience your team needs. Cheri manages role definition, candidate sourcing, interview coordination, and offer discussions across the United States, Canada, and Latin America.
Robotics software, autonomy, controls, and systems integration solve different problems. Start with the responsibility and interfaces the hire will own.
Robotics software engineers work on the platform and applications that connect a robot's compute, sensors, and behavior. The scope may include middleware, device interfaces, real-time software, and deployment.
Name the software stack, runtime constraints, hardware interfaces, and the part of the robot the hire will own.
Perception engineers turn sensor data into information about the environment. Autonomy work can use that information for localization, planning, and decisions about what the robot should do next.
Specify the sensors, environment, behavior, and evidence the team uses to assess system performance.
Controls engineers develop and implement methods that guide a physical system toward a desired state. Their work may connect control theory, estimation, software, and actuator behavior.
Describe the plant, operating conditions, control responsibilities, and the tests used to evaluate behavior.
Systems integration engineers coordinate interfaces across software, compute, sensors, and other subsystems. The role may define requirements, connect components, and investigate failures across system boundaries.
List the interfaces, existing components, integration environment, and the person who owns each requirement and test.
These roles can overlap, especially on small teams. Explain the system, constraints, and decisions the engineer will own instead of relying on a title alone. Hardware design and safety certification require separate expertise that this page does not claim to provide.
Robotics titles vary by product and team. A useful brief explains what the system does, where this hire's work begins, and what they can decide.
A first engineer may cover more than one discipline. Pick the system outcome that matters first, then be clear about the support and trade-offs around the role.
What should this person get working, and with whose help?
Map the current system and team responsibilities first. The next hire should own a defined problem or interface, not a vague list of tools.
Which decision or system boundary needs a clear owner?
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Describe an outcome, rather than a list of tools.
Cheri Kruger is the founder of Kruger Recruiting. She works directly with founders and hiring teams throughout the search, from role definition and candidate sourcing to interviews and offers.
Let’s talk About Cheri and Kruger Recruiting ↗Kruger Recruiting works on technical searches for software engineers and related technical roles. For robotics and autonomy, define whether the need is robotics software, perception or autonomy, controls, or systems integration, then share the scope with Cheri.
