Staff Robotics Eng. 1 (Perception Focus)

$85,000 - $115,000/Yr

Neya - Warrendale, PA

Full-time - Entry Level

Warrendale, PA

Food and Beverage Retailers

About the position

The Staff Robotics Engineer 1 position focuses on perception within the robotics domain. The role involves working on full-stack autonomy development, tackling diverse challenges such as control of construction equipment, drone navigation, and self-driving vehicles. The engineer will collaborate with a team of scientists and engineers to influence critical architecture decisions in machine learning and computer vision pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize implementation of localization and path planning systems for off-road vehicles.
• Enhance back-end architecture for multi-platform autonomy behaviors across various UAGs and UAVs.
• Simulate scenarios using tools like Unreal and Gazebo.
• Provide ROS-compatible datasets for communication within the target architecture.
• Assist in developing and implementing unit testing of code using simulation tools and actual hardware.
• Conduct field tests and experimental characterization of performance.
• Identify new opportunities to deploy autonomy and engage with target customers.

Requirements

• BS or MS in Robotics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.
• At least 2 years of experience with a bachelor's degree or 0-2 years with a master's degree.
• Skilled in writing production-quality object-oriented code in C++ using a git-based workflow in a Linux environment.
• Some experience with publish/subscribe communication frameworks, especially ROS.
• Expert in applying modern software principles, architecture, and design.
• Excellent mathematical reasoning skills, especially with probability.
• Familiarity with unit testing suites such as GTest, CppUnit.
• General understanding of Agile software development cycle.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with autonomous and robotic systems.
• Familiarity with sensor data processing software libraries such as Open CV and PCL.
• Strong interest in perception technologies and applications.
• Some experience with sensor data processing, sensor error modeling, and simulation tools.
• Some experience with developing robotics algorithms.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• AD&D insurance
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee stock ownership plan
• Health insurance
• Paid time off