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# General Application Inquiry at Gravis Robotics

- **Company:** Gravis Robotics
- **Location:** Zurich, Switzerland
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-08-12
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/gravisrobotics/40b3f41c-d50e-47f3-9985-5c6807cd2392

## Job description

Don’t see a job posting that matches your background and interests?  Let us know how you think you can contribute to our team.  We are always on the lookout for talented and passionate people whose vision and skills can augment our own.

## About us

Gravis Robotics is a high-growth Series A start-up backed by SoftBank, bringing Physical AI to the construction industry, turning heavy construction machines into autonomous robots. Gravis began as an ETH Zurich spin-out, and our unique combination of learning-based automation and augmented remote control lets one operator safely conduct a fleet of earthmoving machines in a gamified environment. Backed by deep robotics research and now deployed across multiple countries with leading construction and equipment partners, our team is rapidly growing to bring this technology to a trillion-dollar industry.

## About this posting

This page is for general application inquiries.  We review these applications regularly to determine if your skills correspond with any current needs in our team:  we will get back to you if they do.

Gravis is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to inclusion and diversity, and do not discriminate based upon race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion,  sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, gender expression, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.  All qualified people are highly encouraged to apply. Gravis Robotics offers a fair market salary and an excellent working location in the city of Zurich.

We are an international team that is working to solve problems with a global impact:  to facilitate efficient communication and collaboration, proficiency in English is a requirement for all roles.

## About Gravis Robotics

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Gravis Robotics retrofits earthmoving machines with plug-and-play autonomy to enable safer, more productive, and predictable construction sites.
- **Entity Type**: Private – Series A-II
- **Headquarters**: Zurich, Switzerland (also offices in Austin, Texas, USA and Oxford, UK)
- **Founded**: 2022
- **Founders**: Ryan Luke Johns, Hanspeter Fässler, Simon Kerscher, Burak Çizmeci, Marco Hutter

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Automation Machinery Manufacturing / Construction Robotics
- **Target customers**: B2B – heavy civil construction firms, earthwork contractors, and equipment rental companies
- **Mission**: To turn any earthmoving machine into a robot, augmenting human crews with superhuman productivity, safety, and predictability.

## Products & Services
- **[Gravis RACK]**: A hardware-and-software retrofit kit (sensors, control unit, intuitive touchscreen) that transforms standard excavators into autonomous or teleoperated machines. Includes features like terrain-aware excavation (30% throughput improvement), autonomous maneuvers, self-stabilization, and augmented vision. (Type: Hardware + SaaS)
- **[Teleoperation Tools]**: Advanced remote control capabilities enabling operators to manage machines from outside the cab, reducing exposure to hazards.
- **[Deployment & Integration]**: Full support for integrating the Gravis RACK onto existing fleet machines, with site‑setup and task management via a simple interface.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Funding**: Total funding of **$227.58M** as of August 2026, including a recent **$200M Series A** led by SoftBank Investment Advisers (announced August 20, 2026). Prior rounds included a seed round led by IQ Capital and Zacua Ventures. *Note: Some earlier profiles list $23M total funding – this appears to be outdated data before the Series A.*
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue not publicly disclosed; headcount of **57 employees** (51-200 range) with **+43.5% YoY growth**.
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: SoftBank Group, Armada Investment Group, Sunna Ventures, Imad Ventures, IQ Capital, Zacua Ventures. Deployment partnerships include DEVELON Europe, AG für Baumaschinen Schmerikon, and KIBAG.
- **Growth Signals**: Handed over first commercial autonomous excavator to KIBAG in April 2026; expanding from Zurich hub into Austin and Oxford; active jobsite deployments; Inc. Magazine feature on Series A.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deep tech moat**: Core technology spun out from ETH Zurich’s Robotic Systems Lab, with over a decade of research in legged and autonomous systems applied to heavy machinery.
- **Plug‑and‑play retrofit**: Works on existing machine brands (e.g., Develon) without requiring OEM redesign, enabling rapid fleet conversion.
- **Field‑proven reliability**: Operates in extreme, unstructured outdoor environments (dirt, mud, slopes) where other autonomous systems struggle.
- **Full‑stack approach**: Integrates hardware (RACK), perception, planning, teleoperation, and fleet management into a single cohesive product.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scale deployment**: Use the $200M Series A to accelerate production of the Gravis RACK, expand into new geographic markets (US, UK), and grow the engineering and field operations teams.
- **Product roadmap**: Improve autonomy level (e.g., full excavation without human input), expand to other earthmoving machine types (dozers, loaders), and deepen machine learning for terrain modeling.
- **Talent acquisition**: Aggressively hiring across autonomy, SLAM, systems engineering, field robotics, and infrastructure roles (8 open positions as of September 2026).

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Rated **4.6/5.0** on employer reviews (5 reviews) with strong scores in Work-Life Balance (4.3), Culture (4.5), and Career Growth (4.5). Described as a team of “great engineers, creative minds, and awesome people.”
- **Work Policy**: Hybrid and on-site roles depending on location: Zurich (mostly on-site/hybrid), Austin (on-site), Oxford (hybrid). Internships are on-site in Zurich.
- **Engineering culture**: Heavy emphasis on robotics, simulation, ML, and real‑world systems. Tech stack includes ROS, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Unreal Engine, SolidWorks, C++, Python, and more. Team includes alumni from ETH Zurich, NASA JPL, ANYbotics, and other top robotics groups.
- **Perks**: Work on physical AI that has a tangible impact on global infrastructure; see your code move dirt on real construction sites; small, fast‑moving team with direct access to founders.

## Sources
1. [gravisrobotics.com](https://www.gravisrobotics.com/)
2. [jobs.lever.co/gravisrobotics](https://jobs.lever.co/gravisrobotics)
3. [linkedin.com/company/gravisrobotics](https://linkedin.com/company/gravisrobotics)
4. [cbinsights.com/company/gravis-robotics](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/gravis-robotics)

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