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title: 'Senior Robotics Engineer at TerraClear'
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# Senior Robotics Engineer at TerraClear

- **Company:** TerraClear
- **Location:** Issaquah WA, United States
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2025-08-26
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/terraclear/jobs/5632582004

## Job description

TerraClear applies artificial intelligence, robotics, and world-class mechanical design to solve some of the most data deficient and labor intensive jobs on the farm. These technologies are rapidly transforming agricultural intelligence, allowing farmers to make faster and more informed decisions that translate into highly precise actions and more productive farms. Our first application solved one of the most disliked tasks on the farm: clearing rocks. The annual emergence of news rocks impacts nearly half of farms in North America, slowing farming, damaging equipment, and causing downtime during seeding and harvesting. Solving this problem frees farmers to focus on higher-value tasks and brings their operations into a new era of farming.

Leveraging our commercial success in rocks, we are now expanding our core technologies to new farm applications including the precise management of weeds, pests, disease and overall plant health.

Our team is tight-knit and believes in the power of teamwork. We value learning directly from the farmers we serve, getting our hands dirty, and tackling tough challenges together. You will thrive at TerraClear with a positive attitude, a collaborative mindset, a healthy dose of grit and a passion for solving real-world problems.

We are seeking a hands-on Senior Robotics Engineer with experience building real-world robotic systems. You would join our team building the first autonomous ground-based mapper on the market.

In this role, you will:

- Work with the robotics team to architect, design and implement novel robotic systems for controlling ground-based rovers in farm fields
- Collaborate with the product team to clarify requirements
- Select sensing and other hardware components and technologies to enable rapid prototyping
- Serve as a SME on modern robotics technologies spanning sensing, autonomy, controls, and system integration
- Directly contribute in a hands-on manner to solving major technical challenges
- Contribute to a research roadmap in alignment with the TerraClear product roadmap
- Develop test plans for component and system level testing and validation
- Build and test systems in the field
- Play a pivotal role in growing the robotics team

What we’re looking for:

Required:

- 5+ years’ experience developing and commercializing robotic systems
- MS or PhD in CS, EE, ME or a related field, or equivalent experience
- Strong C++, Python skills & expertise in ROS or similar robotics software framework
- Deep and current knowledge of robotics autonomy, including motion planning, localization, navigation, and sensor fusion
- Working knowledge of low level controls, including trajectory tracking, feedback control, and state estimation
- Experience integrating a wide range of sensing hardware, including LIDAR, cameras, other range-finding sensors, inertial navigation, GPS/GNSS sensors
- Experience working in a Linux-based environment including modern software engineering practices, experience with git and pull reviews
- Strong communication skills, including active listening, that can convey complex technical topics to teammates in plain English

Bonus experience or qualifications:

- Field robotics experience with developing new AGVs, UAVs, USVs, or UUVs
- Knowledge of communication protocols including CANBUS, TCP/UDP and wireless communication
- Knowledge of Rust
- Experience with embedded systems, real time applications, PLCs and industrial automation technologies
- Simulation and hardware-in-the-loop testing experience
- Experience with hydraulic and electrical actuators and systems
- Controls knowledge including linear and nonlinear control systems design

## Compensation Range = $150-200k

We offer competitive compensation and benefits to our full-time regular employees, including:

- Pre-IPO stock options (tax-advantaged ISOs)
- Competitive base salary
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance - 100% of premiums paid for employees and 85% of premiums paid for dependents
- Generous paid time off and holidays
- 401(k) Plan
- An inclusive and tight company culture that is mission driven

If you’re excited about TerraClear, fit the above qualifications and are passionate about solving hard problems, please apply now!

TerraClear is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering an inclusive culture with extraordinary employees. We provide employment opportunities without regard to any legally protected status. If there are preparations we can make to help ensure you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please let us know.

## About TerraClear

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: TerraClear uses AI, computer vision, and robotics to automate the most labor-intensive jobs on the farm, starting with rock clearing and expanding into weed and plant health management.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series unknown; total funding at least $38M)
- **Headquarters**: Bellevue, Washington, USA (with additional offices in Grangeville, Idaho)
- **Founded**: 2017
- **Founders**: Brent Frei (also founded Smartsheet, Onyx Software)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Agricultural Technology (AgTech) – precision agriculture, robotics, AI
- **Target customers**: B2B – farmers (family farms to large operations) and custom harvest/service providers
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “Help growers get more from every acre” and “safeguard the future of family farms” by using AI in ways that are practical and empowering. [terraclear.com/company](https://www.terraclear.com/company/)

## Products & Services
- **Rock Management (Rock Picker + Rock Map)**: A robotic rock picker that removes rocks up to 200 lbs, guided by AI-generated high-resolution field maps (drone-derived). The system achieves up to 400 rocks per hour and delivers an 8x labor efficiency gain. Combines machine vision, edge compute, and mission planning. [terraclear.com](https://www.terraclear.com/)
- **TerraScout™ (Autonomous Field Scout)**: A fully autonomous scouting platform (early access in 2026) that collects ultra-high-resolution imagery (1mm GSD) across 1,000+ acres per day. Uses AI to detect weeds, pests, diseases, and plant phenotyping in near real-time. [terraclear.com](https://www.terraclear.com/)
- **Weed Management (AI Vision)**: AI-driven weed identification, density mapping, and chemical effectiveness scoring. Prescriptions are generated and sent to equipment for precise application. Currently in development/coming soon. [terraclear.com](https://www.terraclear.com/)
- **Future Applications**: Nutrition optimization, autonomous rock removal (“Roomba for rocks”), and expanded plant health analytics. [terraclear.com/our-company-story](https://www.terraclear.com/our-company-story/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total funding – at least $38M raised from investors (April 2024), with an additional $15M from existing investors for growth. [terraclear.com/our-company-story](https://www.terraclear.com/our-company-story/)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Madrona Venture Group (Seattle-based lead investor); other existing investors (names not publicly disclosed). [terraclear.com/our-company-story](https://www.terraclear.com/our-company-story/)
- **Growth Signals**: Expanding from rock management to weed management and autonomous scouting; commercial success with dozens of farmers using the Rock Picker or outsourcing rock removal; launching TerraScout in 2026; targeting a $2.7B rock management market. [terraclear.com/our-company-story](https://www.terraclear.com/our-company-story/)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Integrated AI + Robotics**: Combines proprietary computer vision, edge computing, and robotics in a single platform – not just a mechanical attachment.
- **First-to-Market for Comprehensive Rock Management**: Solves a problem that affects nearly half of North American farms, with a solution that works on any field type (stubble, pasture, etc.) and picks 3x more rocks than manual methods.
- **Founder Experience**: Brent Frei’s track record (Smartsheet, Onyx Software) brings deep tech and business scaling expertise.
- **Farmer-Centric Design**: Team includes farmers and field-testers; products are built for real-world conditions and deliver measurable labor savings (e.g., 8x efficiency gain).
- **Data Moat**: High-resolution field maps and AI models trained on millions of acres create a barrier for competitors.

## Strategic Focus
- **Autonomous Operations**: Long-term goal of fully autonomous rock picking (no human in the field) and continuous scouting.
- **Expansion into Plant Health**: Leveraging the same AI/vision platform for weed, pest, and disease management, and eventually nutrition optimization.
- **Scaling Commercial Reach**: Growing sales through direct accounts, custom providers, and regional account managers (hiring for Iowa, Indiana, South Dakota).
- **Edge Computing & Real-Time Processing**: Enabling near-real-time prescriptions from field imagery to equipment.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-Driven Culture**: “Build tools that deliver real impact today” – work directly impacts farmers’ livelihoods and sustainability. [terraclear.com/careers](https://www.terraclear.com/careers/)
- **Tight-Knit, Collaborative Team**: Values include “Team First”, “Humility”, “Ownership”, and “Farmer Engagement”. Emphasis on open communication, integrity, and learning from mistakes. [terraclear.com/careers](https://www.terraclear.com/careers/)
- **Work Policy**: Mix of remote, hybrid, and in-office roles. Current openings include a Remote Machine Learning Engineer, a Hybrid Senior Robotics Engineer (Issaquah, WA), and on-site sales roles in Sioux Falls, SD and the Midwest. [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/terraclear)
- **Hands-On Problem Solving**: Engineers and field teams work together, often testing in real farm conditions. “Get our hands dirty” is part of the ethos.
- **Growth Trajectory**: Fast-growing startup with significant funding and a clear product roadmap; employees have ownership and impact from day one.

## Sources
1. [terraclear.com](https://www.terraclear.com/) – Product descriptions, AI/augmented farming details
2. [terraclear.com/careers](https://www.terraclear.com/careers/) – Culture, principles, open roles
3. [terraclear.com/company](https://www.terraclear.com/company/) – Mission, team, purpose
4. [terraclear.com/our-company-story](https://www.terraclear.com/our-company-story/) – Founding story, funding, headcount, customer use case
5. [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/terraclear) – Current job listings, remote/hybrid details

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