Promise Robotics is a rapidly growing venture-backed technology startup with a mission to help the building industry to harness automation toward producing more affordable and sustainable buildings. Our world-class team combines AI, Industrialized Robotics, and construction under one roof to develop the most advanced robotic products for the construction of highly efficient and sustainable buildings.
We’re looking for a Senior Robotics and Controls Engineer to join our team and contribute to developing cutting-edge solutions for our core robotic manufacturing technologies. This role is based at our facility in Calgary, AB.
What You'll Do:
Lead the design, development, and continuous improvement of robotic manufacturing systems, emphasizing control robustness, reliability, and optimization. Drive applied R&D initiatives in motion planning, perception, and control integration, advancing system intelligence and autonomy. Collaborate across teams to prototype, test, and optimize robotic systems — integrating hardware, software, and sensory feedback for high-performance, reliable operation. Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines for robotic software, enabling reproducible experiments, automated testing, and reliable system updates. Diagnose, troubleshoot, and optimize robotic hardware, drivers, and sensory subsystems to improve uptime and reliability. Implement process optimization frameworks for performance scalability. Foster a safe, collaborative, and R&D-focused environment, maintaining compliance with all safety and electrical standards. Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers
What You'll Need to Succeed:
Bachelor/College degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Industrial Automation, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Computer Science 8+ years experience with automation systems programming and control, including industrial robots and PLCs Programming experience in Python, C/C++ or similar languages Experience with sensory systems such as cameras, force/torque, laser rangefinders and scannersPLC and HMI programming experience (Beckhoff experience will be a plus) Experience in designing fieldbus network architectures (EtherCAT experience will be a plus) Experience in Safety Programming Willingness to participate in a variety of technical areas in both software and hardware as needed to solve complex problems and achieve business impact Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication and organization skills (Preferred) Proficiency with CAD (AutoCAD, SolidWorks) (Preferred) Experience in integrating KUKA robots is a great asset (Preferred) Experience with electrical system design implementation in compliance with electrical standards
Benefits:
Competitive salary: we believe in data-driven, equitable compensation decisions. We recently completed a compensation review and implemented salary bands that enable us to pay mid to above-average Canadian salaries across various industries.
Stock options: everyone has a stake in our company.
Holistic benefits: we have a comprehensive benefits package that includes paramedical, dental, vision, and drug coverage for you and your dependents, as well as a health care spending account. These benefits start right from Day 1.
Flexible personal days and vacation policies: we care deeply about the well-being of our team.
Open, collaborative, and supportive culture: you will be part of an incredibly high-performing and collaborative team changing the future of an industry!
Relocation assistance package (if required)
Promise Robotics is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, and gender identity.
