Systems Engineer

Summary

Terran Robotics designs and deploys AI-driven robotic systems that automate construction using compressed earth materials. The Systems Engineer will architect and maintain distributed systems for autonomous construction robots, while developing APIs, event-driven infrastructure, message queues, and data pipelines and collaborating across hardware and software teams.

Responsibilities

• Architect and maintain distributed systems for real-time robotic operations
• Evaluate and integrate open-source solutions for on-premise deployment
• Build and manage event streaming, message queues, and data pipelines
• Prioritize simplicity, maintainability, and clarity in system design
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration across hardware and software layers

Skills

• Deep understanding of distributed systems fundamentals
• Experience designing APIs and internal interfaces for engineering teams
• Familiarity with open-source infrastructure tools and on-premise deployment strategies
• Hands-on experience with event-driven architectures, message queues, and data pipelines
• Strong coding skills in Python, C++, or similar systems-level languages
• Commitment to simplicity and maintainability in system design
• Experience with robotics or real-time systems
• Familiarity with containerization, orchestration, and deployment pipelines
• Exposure to edge computing or hybrid cloud/on-premise architectures
• Background in systems programming or infrastructure engineering

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Deep understanding of distributed systems fundamentals
• Experience designing APIs and internal interfaces for engineering teams
• Familiarity with open-source infrastructure tools and on-premise deployment strategies
• Hands-on experience with event-driven architectures, message queues, and data pipelines
• Strong coding skills in Python, C++, or similar systems-level languages
• Commitment to simplicity and maintainability in system design

Nice to Haves

• Experience with robotics or real-time systems
• Familiarity with containerization, orchestration, and deployment pipelines
• Exposure to edge computing or hybrid cloud/on-premise architectures
• Background in systems programming or infrastructure engineering

Benefits

• Remote work opportunity; or, work in-office at the Terran Robotics Lab in Bloomington, Indiana.
• Participation in the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan
• Employee Benefits & Vacation per Company policies