ROS Software Developer

Role: ROS Software Developer

Location: Sunnyvale, CA [Onsite]

Duration: long Term Contract

Key Responsibilities-

·             Develop and maintain ROS2 nodes for gripper command/state, sensor streaming (cameras, IMU, dToF, tactile), and device management (DFU, discovery, calibration)

·             Develop and integrate host-side SDKs that interface with embedded MCU subsystems over Ethernet and EtherCAT — wrapping vendor C/C++ libraries into ROS2-compatible drivers

·             Implement sensor integration pipelines on Jetson: camera frame acquisition and GPU-accelerated processing (CUDA de-Bayering), depth sensor post-processing (dToF zone → point cloud), IMU streaming, tactile data decoding

·             Integrate control and perception algorithms developed by scientists into the real-time platform — ensuring timing, data flow, and API contracts are met

·             Develop device management software: firmware update orchestration (DFU) across heterogeneous nodes (MCU, sensor modules, actuators), device discovery, health monitoring

·             Write and maintain integration tests validating end-to-end data paths from embedded hardware through ROS2 topics

Required Qualifications-

·             Software engineering experience, with significant work on embedded Linux / robotics platforms

·             Strong proficiency in C++ and Python on Linux (Ubuntu)

·             Hands-on experience with ROS2 — writing nodes, custom message types, lifecycle management, launch files, parameter handling

·             Experience developing software on NVIDIA Jetson platforms (JetPack, CUDA basics, Docker containers)

·             Experience interfacing host software with embedded systems — consuming C/C++ SDKs from hardware vendors, Ethernet/UDP communication with MCUs, serial protocols

·             Experience with sensor integration: cameras (V4L2, GStreamer, or vendor SDK), IMUs, depth sensors, or similar

·             Comfortable working at the hardware-software boundary — reading protocol specs, validating data with Wireshark/logic analyzers, coordinating with firmware engineers

Preferred Qualifications-

·             Experience with EtherCAT master libraries (IgH, SOEM) on Linux for real-time motor/actuator control

·             Experience with CUDA kernels or GPU-accelerated image processing (de-Bayering, filtering, point cloud generation)

·             Experience with CycloneDDS or other DDS implementations and real-time ROS2 tuning (executor configuration, QoS, zero-copy transport)

·             Experience integrating manipulation/control algorithms (trajectory execution, position control loops, impedance control)

·             Familiarity with Cyphal/DroneCAN or other CAN-based protocols from the host side

·             Experience with Docker-based development and deployment workflows on embedded Linux

·             Experience with device firmware update orchestration across multiple heterogeneous targets

·             Familiarity with PREEMPT_RT Linux configuration, CPU isolation, and real-time scheduling

·             Experience with Yocto/OE or custom BSP builds for Jetson

·             Experience with calibration systems (camera intrinsics/extrinsics, hand-eye calibration)

Thanks,

Elyash Khan

Raas Infotek
Newark, DE 19702
Email: elyash.khan@raasinfotek.com