Hybrid Senior Software Engineer, Navigation

at Pickle Robot Company

• Job title: Senior Software Engineer, Navigation
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $140,000 - $160,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Python
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Charlestown, United States

About the role

• Senior Software Engineer enhancing navigation and controls for autonomous mobile robots at Pickle Robot Company. Collaborating with teams to optimize algorithms and improve safety in dynamic environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineers to design and optimize navigation and mobility controls algorithms to enhance the speed and safety of our autonomous mobile robot.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate your contributions into the broader hardware and software system.
• Play a key role in designing and contributing to the architecture of scalable software systems that support the deployment of multiple robots in diverse and dynamic environments.
• Act as a mentor to other software engineers to improve the team’s overall capabilities in planning and control

Requirements

• A software engineer with over 5 years of experience or a Master's Degree or higher with 3 years of experience working in robotics environments.
• Industry experience developing navigation algorithms for mobile robots is required.
• Proficient in Python. Experience with C++ is a strong plus. Experienced with motion planning and controls for robotics systems, with a strong understanding of navigation systems and non-holonomic mobile robots.
• Experience with mathematical optimization for motion planning is strongly preferred.
• Experienced leading a team of engineers through a Scrum process is preferred.
• Collaborative and communicative, focusing discussions on problem-solving ideas and experiments to drive product innovation.
• Experienced in working with complex algorithms and capable of optimizing for performance and reliability.
• Detail-oriented, but with a system-level mindset. Capable of debugging complex problems while maintaining system integrity.
• Willing to work in the office from our Charlestown, MA location at least three days per week.

Benefits

• health, dental, & vision insurance
• unlimited vacation
• all federal and state holidays
• 401K contributions of 5% your salary
• travel supplies
• other items to make your working life more fun, comfortable, and productive