Senior Robotics Engineer

As a Senior Robotics Engineer on the Spot Behavior team, you'll be instrumental in developing, deploying, and maintaining control software essential for our robots to address diverse real-world challenges. Your role will encompass various facets of the control stack, including control algorithms, perception & mapping, machine learning, navigation, and hardware fault detection. Success in this position requires a blend of technical expertise, empathy for customer needs, efficient delivery, and collaborative teamwork within a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment.

Day-to-Day Activities:

• Design, contribute to, and maintain code aimed at enhancing Spot's mobility, manipulation, and navigation systems.

• Develop software to interact with hardware, detect hardware failures or anomalies, and implement safety measures.

• Conduct thorough testing and debugging of designs using our in-house robot fleet.

• Produce highly reliable, maintainable, and easily testable code.

• Facilitate design reviews and foster close collaboration with fellow members of the Spot team.

We are looking for:

• Master's degree or higher in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.

• 3+ years of experience deploying code in real-world scenarios on hardware.

• Proficiency in C++ programming language.

• Expertise in control systems, navigation, and manipulation.

• Strong analytical and debugging skills.

Nice to Have:

• Experience deploying machine learning models in real-time settings.

• Background in rigid-body simulation.

• Proficiency in Python programming language.