COMPUTER SCIENTIST - ENGINEER - RESEARCH ENGINEER - Robotics

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:

• Work as part of a technical team to solving real-world challenges by building advanced capabilities, technologies, and solutions in the field of industrial robotics and automation.
• Work on projects supporting innovative software/controls development, perception, hardware integration, and testing on industrial robots and custom automation hardware.
• Be part of a team with some of the brightest minds in industrial robotics.
• Research and uncover new applications, industries, and clients for novel automation capabilities.
• Work primarily at SwRI facilities/laboratories as well as attend meetings, and contribute to deployment efforts which may occur at commercial and government client facilities.
• Visit https://robotics.swri.org to learn about some of the work we do.

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities:

• 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 engineering staff.
• Develop software solutions for robotic and automated systems to include designing, building, debugging, and implementing these systems at client facilities.
• Drive individual performance goals and objectives set by the organization.
• Assist in preparing proposals and cost estimates.
• Interact with customers to promote new business and develop technical requirements for projects.
• Special focus of motion planning, 3D perception/processing, industrial robotic manipulators, surface reconstruction, and/or applied machine learning.

Requirements:

• Requires a Bachelors, Masters or a PhD in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, or other robotics-related degree.
• 0-5 years: BS candidates must have relevant academic research and/or internship experience. MS and PhD candidates must have completed graduate work related to robotics, machine learning, or industrial robotic manipulators.
• Experience with robotics, applied machine learning, and/or perception through prior industry employment or an internship, co-op, student competition team, or graduate research is required.
• Strong software skills; C++ or Python required; Robot Operating System (ROS) experience preferred. Operational and/or research experience with software is required. Experience deploying software solutions onto hardware is preferred.
• Strong communication skills.
• A valid/clear driver's license is required.