Mycelium Robotics

Specialist robotics and autonomy recruiter, USA

The engineers building the next generation of autonomous systems are rarely on job boards. We find them through deep, connected networks in this market — and approach them properly.

USA robotics and autonomy search

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Your experts in robotics and autonomy recruitment, with deep networks across the industry. Specialising in finding talent that builds control systems, perception stacks, simulation environments, and deployed robotics products.

We do not run volume search. The best people in this market are usually not looking. We find them through deep, connected networks, understand their work, and approach them properly.

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ROBOTICS FOCUS

USA

COAST TO COAST

Deep

NETWORKS

DISCIPLINES WE COVER

PERCEPTION

LiDAR · Camera · RADAR · Sensor Fusion · 3D Detection & Tracking

SLAM & LOCALISATION

Visual SLAM · LiDAR SLAM · VIO · Loop Closure · Map Optimisation

CONTROLS

MPC · PID · Trajectory · Kinematics & Dynamics · Simulation & HIL

AUTONOMY

Planning & Prediction · Decision-Making · Behaviour Engineering

PLATFORM & MIDDLEWARE

ROS 2 · DDS · Systems · Embedded & Real-Time · Infrastructure & Ops

FORWARD DEPLOYED

Field Integration · Deployment Engineering · Customer-Site Systems

ROBOTICS GTM

Solutions Engineering · Technical Sales · Product Marketing

COMPLETION

Your partner in the robotics hiring journey — from first brief to successful placement.

01

UNDERSTAND

We learn the role, the team, the technical bar, and what makes the opportunity compelling.

02

MAP

We define the search, build the target list, and align on the kind of candidate who will succeed.

03

REACH OUT

We approach relevant people from our network and market map, then move only the strongest forward.

04

MANAGE

We coordinate interviews, prep both sides, and keep communication clear and moving.

05

CLOSE

We help guide offer conversations and support a sensible, successful hire.

06

STAY CLOSE

We check in after the hire to make sure the move lands well.

We support robotics companies with specialist search across technical and leadership roles where quality matters more than volume.

Contingent Search

Best for specialist roles where the brief is clear, speed matters, and there is a defined market to target.

Exclusive Search

Best for important hires where tighter partnership, sharper focus, and stronger process control matter more than broad CV flow.

Retained Search

Best for leadership, confidential, or hard-to-find hires where the search needs deeper mapping and dedicated execution.

TYPICAL MANDATES

Senior Robotics Software Engineer
Staff Autonomy Engineer
Perception Engineer or Lead
Controls Engineer
Middleware and Communications Engineer
Robotics Platform Engineer
Head of Software
Head of Autonomy
Founding technical hire
CTO or senior technical leader
Forward Deployed Engineer
Solutions Engineer (Robotics GTM)
We'd been trying to hire a senior perception role for months without success. Within a couple of weeks, we were reviewing strong, relevant candidates and made a hire shortly after.

Hiring Manager

San Francisco

They understood the difference between someone who's done real-world work and someone who's only worked in theory. That saved us a lot of time.

Autonomy Lead

Los Angeles

We needed someone with real-world experience, not just theory. The shortlist was tight, and we were able to move quickly to an offer.

Engineering Lead

Pittsburgh

Most messages I get are off the mark. This one wasn't.

Candidate

Seattle

I was introduced to a team doing the kind of work I wanted to be closer to.

Candidate

Austin

The conversations were actually useful. We talked about real problems, not just the role on paper.

Candidate

Los Angeles

We were a bit hesitant about signing exclusively at first. In hindsight, it was the right call. The focus and alignment were completely different, and we ended up making a strong hire much faster.

Hiring Manager, Series B

San Francisco

Getting sign-off internally for a retainer wasn't straightforward. But once we started seeing the quality of candidates coming through, it pretty quickly justified itself.

Head of Engineering, Series A

Boston

There was some hesitation around going exclusive. In practice, it actually did the opposite — the process was more focused and we wasted far less time.

Robotics Lead, Series B

Pittsburgh

Serious roles for serious engineers.

This is not a volume-jobs page. It is a direct route to share your CV for relevant opportunities across the USA.

If your background sits across Robotics Software, Autonomy, Perception, Controls, Middleware, Platform, Humanoids, AMRs, or Drones — we'd like to hear from you.

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No pitch. No pressure. Just a proper conversation.

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