Robotics Software Controls Engineer

This is an exciting opportunity for Software Controls Engineers who are looking for a career-defining role with an equity stake in a startup robotics company.

Salay up to $150k for a candidate that checks all the must-have boxes below. Ideal salary range $100k-$120k

Our client is developing world-class robotics technologies including agile humanoids and high-performance exoskeletons. This is a rare opportunity to work on projects most engineers only dream about.

A spin-out from one of the top robotics labs in the country, they are dedicated to developing the robots of tomorrow that will work alongside humans and improve our quality of life.

This is an opportunity to be apart of something that will fundamentally change the way humans and robots interact.

With a great company culture that emphasizes collaboration, creativity, curiosity, and the ability to work on cross-discipline projects you will be helping our client overcome existing technological barriers in the industry to create truly innovative technologies. Our client is growing quickly with a vision to build and deliver products to the world with a continuous emphasis on research and development to push the technological edge.

Candidate Description and Job Role:

Specifically, we seek an experienced Robot Software and Controls Engineer with proven hands-on capabilities and a strong theoretical background. We are primarily interested in candidates with prior implementation experience on robotics hardware. In this job role, you will develop high-level planning and control algorithms and implement software in C++ for a variety of robotic platforms.

Minimum education/experience: Bachelor’s degree with 3+ years software engineering industry experience OR Masters degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering or similar.

MUST HAVES:

• High software engineering proficiency using C++ in a Linux development environment, with prior demonstrated ability to
  • Translate complex theoretical concepts and algorithms into practical, efficient, and bug-free software implementations
  • Perform on a fast-paced software development team using standard CI tools like Git while following rigorous documentation and testing standards
• Strong theoretical understanding of some significant subset of dynamics, controls, estimation, and linear algebra
• Experience developing and debugging real-time, multithreaded software systems
• Experience implementing model-based feedback control of articulated robots and troubleshooting hardware
• US Citizen (No Green Cards)
  
  NICE-to-HAVE:
  
• Experience with complex robotic systems, especially planning and control for either
  • Grasping and manipulating generic objects with a robot arm in an industrial context
  • Dynamic multi-contact control for floating-base robots (humanoids, quadrupeds, etc.)
• Familiarity with any of the following:
  • ROS
  • DART
  • TensorFlow
• Experience with modeling dynamic systems, system identification, and optimization solvers
• Experience with embedded systems and firmware development
• Familiarity with RTPreempt and Linux kernel configuration
• Experience with EtherCAT
  
  

  Qualities:

• Exceptional attention to detail and engineering discipline
• Creative, curious, analytical, and disciplined
• Capable of multi-tasking and managing multiple deadlines
• Great team player able to communicate effectively and perform within an interdisciplinary and dynamic start-up environment
  

  Compensation & Work Environment

• Up to $150k w/ benefits
• Equity incentive package
• Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Flexible work hours policy
• Professional development opportunities


To apply, please send your resume to callen@ventechsearch.com or call Callen Thenn at 602-888-8408.