Principal Robotics Engineer (Robotics Solutions & Integration)

The role

This person will lead the evaluation, development, and deployment of robotic automation solutions for autonomous vehicle operations in ports, intermodal rail yards, and logistics hubs. The role focuses on autonomous trailer coupling operations and integrating robotic systems with autonomous vehicle platforms.

What you will do

• Evaluate robotics, automation, sensing, and manipulation solutions from vendors, startups, and research institutions
• Conduct technical due diligence and gap analysis
• Develop build-versus-buy recommendations
• Engage with robotics vendors, automation suppliers, and research partners
• Define technical requirements and interface specifications
• Establish performance benchmarks and validation criteria
• Define overall robotic automation architecture
• Integrate robotic systems with ATTs
• Define mechanical, electrical, software, and safety interfaces
• Support deployment, testing, and field validation

Required qualifications

• PhD in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechatronics, or a closely related discipline with a strong focus on robotics
• 8+ years of robotics industry experience
• Proven track record delivering robotic solutions from concept through deployment
• Experience evaluating, selecting, and integrating third-party robotics technologies
• Experience with industrial robotic platforms such as ABB, Fanuc, KUKA, Yaskawa, Universal Robots, Franka, or equivalent systems
• Strong experience in robotic manipulation and industrial robotics
• Strong experience in motion planning and robot controls
• Strong experience in computer vision and pose estimation
• Strong experience in sensor fusion and perception systems
• Strong experience in industrial automation and system integration
• Strong experience in safety-critical robotic systems
• Hands-on experience with C++, Python, ROS / ROS2, MoveIt or equivalent robotics frameworks and Robot kinematics and controls

Nice to have

• Real-world deployment of robotic systems
• End-to-end robotic learning systems
• Vision-Language-Action (VLA)/VLM models
• Learning-based manipulation
• Imitation learning
• Reinforcement learning
• Foundation models for robotics

About the company

Venti Technologies is a leader in safe-speed autonomous logistics systems, developing the future of goods transportation. The company has autonomous systems deployed in Asia for industrial and logistics sites.