# Robot Operating System (ROS)

Skill · Aviation, Drones and Robotics

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/robot-operating-system-ros

Robot Operating System (ROS) is an open-source, flexible framework of software libraries and tools for building robot applications, providing services like hardware abstraction, device drivers, and message-passing between processes. It is used extensively by robotics researchers, engineers, and companies to develop, simulate, and test robots ranging from research prototypes to industrial and autonomous vehicle systems. Despite its name, it is not a traditional operating system but a middleware layer that runs on top of one, most commonly Linux.

## Robot Operating System (ROS) in the job market

- Open roles: 15
- Employers hiring: 7
- Last checked: September 13, 2026

## Asked for alongside Robot Operating System (ROS)

Measured from the 15 open roles that name Robot Operating System (ROS), not from a curated list.

- [Python](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/python) — 11 roles (73.3%)
- [C++](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/c-2) — 9 roles (60.0%)
- [Linux](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/linux) — 5 roles (33.3%)
- [CUDA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/cuda) — 3 roles (20.0%)
- [Git](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/git) — 3 roles (20.0%)
- [Reinforcement Learning](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/reinforcement-learning) — 3 roles (20.0%)

## Roles that use Robot Operating System (ROS)

- [Software Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-engineer) — 7
- [Director of Engineering](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-engineering) — 1
- [Engineering Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/engineering-manager) — 1
- [Intern](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/intern) — 1
- [Systems Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/systems-engineer) — 1

## Employers hiring for Robot Operating System (ROS)

- [Relativity Space](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/relativity-space) — 5 open roles
- [AeroVironment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/aerovironment) — 3 open roles
- [NVIDIA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nvidia) — 2 open roles
- [Shield AI](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/shield-ai) — 2 open roles
- [Agility Robotics](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/agility-robotics) — 1 open role
- [NIO](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nio) — 1 open role

Related skills: [Python](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/python), [C++](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/c-2), [Robotics](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/robotics)

## Open roles requiring Robot Operating System (ROS) (15)

- [Embedded Software Engineer III](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/2b1aeb02-e024-4803-a91a-e6a1f79135a7/embedded-software-engineer-iii-at-aerovironment) at [AeroVironment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/aerovironment) — Full-time, Huntsville, AL, $102,708 – $156,546
- [Senior Security Software Engineer - AV Platform](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/c84fcc42-8e03-4777-bc7b-4f5d5505d1c4/senior-security-software-engineer-av-platform-at-nvidia) at [NVIDIA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nvidia) — Santa Clara, CA, $184,000 – $287,500
- [AI Robotics Researcher Intern (Dexterous Manipulation)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/08133ed8-6a04-4457-9f3f-2b5631cdbd26/ai-robotics-researcher-intern-dexterous-manipulation-at-nio) at [NIO](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nio) — Internship, San Jose, CA, $38 – $46 / hour
- [Robotics Kinematics Engineer II](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/6400800b-0043-4ab0-84eb-a2a216a4aa44/robotics-kinematics-engineer-ii-at-relativity-space) at [Relativity Space](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/relativity-space) — Long Beach, CA, $124,000 – $186,000
- [Manager, Engineering - Software Integration (R5237)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/b09da0b7-bd23-4ef0-a72e-672a84ae2940/manager-engineering-software-integration-r5237-at-shield-ai) at [Shield AI](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/shield-ai) — Full-time, San Diego, CA, $160,000 – $240,000
- [Member of Technical Staff, Robotics Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/fa3a79b7-ecab-4fc0-b8eb-ef8dee2019f2/member-of-technical-staff-robotics-engineer-at-runway) at [Runway](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/runway) — Full-time, New York, NY, $270,000 – $370,000
- [Senior Software Engineer, Navigation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/1367edf1-f0f3-4ab6-95fd-24dbc4240ba2/senior-software-engineer-navigation-at-agility-robotics) at [Agility Robotics](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/agility-robotics) — Full-time, Fremont, CA, $155,000 – $241,000
- [Software Engineer (EMB), Sr.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/bcbed63e-d250-4641-a8fa-e2187f2ba997/software-engineer-emb-sr-at-aerovironment) at [AeroVironment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/aerovironment) — Full-time, Moorpark, CA, $147,000 – $224,250
- [Director, Autonomous Vehicles Platform](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d505544a-cb96-4e23-98b1-d19b79f2f6fa/director-autonomous-vehicles-platform-at-nvidia) at [NVIDIA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nvidia) — Full-time, Santa Clara, CA, $320,000 – $488,750
- [Senior Robotics Kinematics Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/32988a4f-73c5-4a59-935b-f7a15b980034/senior-robotics-kinematics-engineer-at-relativity-space) at [Relativity Space](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/relativity-space) — Long Beach, CA, $146,000 – $218,000

All 15 open roles: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs?skills=9c61fb87-bd9d-453d-8051-08ac3cea7a0e