Who We Are:
The Robotics Department develops industrial robotic, automated, and autonomous solutions for government and commercial clients across a wide range of industries. Objectives of this Role: Contribute to working with our clients and solving real-world challenges by building advanced capabilities, technologies, and solutions in the field of industrial robotics and automation. Support novel development of optimization-based path planning, perception systems, surface reconstruction, hardware integration, and testing on industrial robots, mobile manipulators, and custom automation hardware. Develop business for novel automation capabilities with new clients, industries, and applications. Serve as a technical lead for motion planning/perception work and/or project manager of R&D robotics projects. Ideate novel solutions and mentor junior robotics staff. Visit https://robotics.swri.org to learn about some of the work we do. Daily and Monthly Responsibilities: Develop novel software solutions for robotic and automated systems and provide technical leadership to project teams. Development tasks include: design, build, hardware integration, debug, and implementation at client facilities. Prepare proposals and cost estimates. Interact with customers to promote new business and develop technical requirements for new projects. Communicate effectively with internal team, external clients, and industry partners. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to develop technical solutions, and coordinate technical tasks with project managers and other engineering staff. Coordinate individual performance goals and objectives set by the organization as well as provide leadership to project teams to help realize organizational objectives. Has a special focus on motion planning, industrial robotic manipulators, 3D perception, and/or surface reconstruction.
Requirements:
Requires a Bachelors, Masters or a PhD in Robotics, Mechatronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science or other robotics-related engineering degree. Those with graduate degrees may require less experience. 5+ years: Relevant industry experience with robotic motion planning and robotic systems at an organization such as a manufacturer, robotics company, robotics integrator, etc. 4+ years: Strong software skills; C++ or Python required. 2 years: Robot Operating System (ROS) experience required. Strong communication skills. A valid/clear driver's license is required.
