Robotics Software Engineer II, Navigation

Job Title: Robotics Software Engineer II, Navigation
Department: Robotics Engineering
Level: L4
FLSA: Exempt

Job Summary:

In this role, you will be responsible for the robotics navigation stack, ranging from control, localization, mapping, path planning, all the way to high-level interaction decision making. The navigation stack is critical for our robot to drive autonomously, safely and smoothly. You will be working with the team to design, prototype, develop, test, deploy, maintain and improve various algorithms of the navigation stack. You are expected to be highly autonomous and to lead technical directions. You are also expected to work with high-level product requirements, and to manage individual project priorities, deadlines and deliverables with your technical expertise

Key Duties/Responsibilities:

• Work on our next generation navigation planner, integrating perception with path planning and navigation behavior
• Quickly learn and adapt your skills to new projects
• Own your projects from inception, to development, to deployment
• Collaborate across teams to make your projects succeed
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None

Required Skills/Abilities/Qualifications: 

• Mobile robot navigation stack
• Mobile robot dynamics modeling and control
• Kalman/particle filtering, sensor fusion, nonlinear state estimation
• Path planning (A*, D*, RRT, etc.)
• Trajectory optimization
• SLAM+Localization

Preferred Skills/Abilities/Qualifications: 

• Python data analysis
• ROS navigation stack
• 2D/3D camera and lidar perception pipeline
• Multi-robot control and coordination
• ML/DL as applied to mobile robotics

Education/Experience:

• BS/MS in CS or related field and 2+ years of mobile robot industry experiences, or
• PhD in CS or related field
• Solid data structures, algorithms, and software design

Physical Requirements: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Prolonged periods of sitting/standing at a desk and working on a computer. The employee routinely is required to sit; stand, walk; talk and hear; use hands to keyboard
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to lift 30 lbs. 

The pay range for this position is $150-184K. Pay is dependent on the applicant's relevant experience.

Bear Robotics, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other characteristics protected by state or federal law or local ordinance.