Lead Simulation Software Engineer

What We Do

Gecko Robotics is helping the world’s most important organizations ensure the availability, reliability, and sustainability of critical infrastructure. Gecko's complete and connected solutions combine wall-climbing robots, industry-leading sensors, and an AI-powered data platform to provide customers with a unique window into the current and future health of their physical assets. This enables real-time decision making to increase the efficiency and safety of operations, promote mission readiness, and protect the environment and civilization from the effects of infrastructure failure.

About the Team

The Field Software Team develops data collection, robotic localization, and robotic autonomy software for Gecko Robotics. We are at the forefront of making data collection efficient, repeatable, and high quality across multiple sensor modalities and robotic platforms. We work to understand new data types, the requirements of inspections and any operational failure modes that must be mitigated with our systems.

Role at a Glance

This is a senior-level position requiring 6+ years of experience in writing simulation and test software.

As a Lead Simulation and Test Software engineer on the Field Software Team, you will lead a team of engineers to design and develop offline test infrastructure that accelerates Gecko’s efforts in data collection, robotic localization and autonomy. Your work will be critical to Gecko’s ability to scale its universe of field software applications.

What you will do

Develop simulation and test infrastructure for Gecko’s field software team including :

CI / CD test infrastructure

Log replay capabilities

Metrics generation pipelines

Data simulation for all of our diverse capabilities, including :

Modeling of robot dynamics

Modeling of sensor data

Test tracking tooling

Manage a team of 3-4 contributors, with opportunities for further growth

Be an active contributor to the Field Software codebase

Design,  implement, and test simulation and testing frameworks that accelerate the development of the field software team

Understand key stakeholder requirements and leverage stakeholder input in your designs

Coach and mentor junior engineers on the team

Contribute to expanding the Intellectual Property portfolio of the company

About You

Required Skills :

6+ years demonstrated experience in software engineering

Prior experience as a people manager or team lead

Expert production programming experience in  C++ and Python

Demonstrated skill leading large system designs

Demonstrated skill at collaborating across teams and departments on large projects

Demonstrated skill in gathering system requirements and identifying key stakeholders.

Experience implementing CI / CD frameworks for large systems

Experience in building workflows with Github

Experience with Google Cloud Platform

Preferred Skills :

Prior experience with commercial test tracking tooling

Experience building test frameworks for robotic systems

Experience building out CI / CD in a multi-repo environment

Proficient in creating simulation scenarios using robotics simulation engines (Gazebo, IsaacSim) or game engines (Unity, Unreal, etc.).

Skills in system identification

Who We Are

At Gecko, our people are our greatest investment. In addition to competitive compensation packages, we offer company equity, 401(k) matching, gender-neutral parental leave, full medical, dental, and vision insurance, mental health and wellness support, ongoing professional development, family planning assistance, and flexible paid time off.

Gecko values collaboration, innovation, and partnership, and we believe we do our best work when we're together in person. We’re an office-first culture but understand that sometimes you may need to work from home. Many people are in the office five days a week, others need a bit more flexibility. Ultimately, we care about the outcomes we achieve - and creating a culture of autonomy and trust that enables that impact.

Gecko is committed to creating a culture of inclusion and belonging, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  We believe it is our collective responsibility to uphold these values and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to join us in our mission to protect today’s infrastructure and give form to tomorrow’s. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law. If you are passionate about what you do and want to use your talents to support our critical mission, we’d love to hear from you.