[Hiring] Software Development Engineer - Robotics @ALTEN Technology USA

Role Description

As Software Development Engineer you will be responsible for:

• Design, develop, and maintain robotics software using ROS 2 as the primary framework.
• Build and support full‑stack robotic systems, spanning perception, planning, and integration layers.
• Develop high‑performance robotic applications primarily in Python, with C++ used where performance and system‑level control are required.
• Integrate machine‑learning inference pipelines into robotic systems using technologies such as PyTorch, TensorRT, and JIT compilation.
• Implement and optimize robotics software in a high‑velocity development environment, balancing rapid iteration with system reliability.
• Integrate and support vision sensors within ROS 2 environments, including stereo and RGB‑D camera systems.
• Develop and maintain middleware communication layers as needed, including experience with systems such as LCM.
• Integrate and validate sensor inputs such as IMUs, ensuring accurate state estimation and system performance.
• Support navigation and autonomy features using ROS 2 Nav2 and related tooling.
• Contribute to localization and mapping solutions, including familiarity with or application of visual SLAM (vSLAM) techniques.
• Leverage GPU‑accelerated technologies where appropriate, including CUDA and cuDNN, to optimize perception and inference workloads.

Qualifications

• B.S./B.A. degree in Engineering or another technical field.
• Strong hands‑on experience developing robotics software using ROS 2.
• Proficiency in Python; solid working knowledge of C++ strongly preferred.
• Experience delivering end‑to‑end robotic systems, from perception through execution.
• Practical experience integrating machine‑learning models into real‑time or near‑real‑time robotic systems.
• Comfortable working in fast‑paced, experimental, and iterative engineering environments.

Requirements

• Location: Boston, MA
• Salary Range: $100,000 - $170,000
• The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate’s combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience.

Benefits

• ALTEN Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• Our Policy is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual’s age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.
• As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace.
• All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.