What are the responsibilities and job description for the ENGINEER - COMPUTER SCIENTIST - RESEARCH ENGINEER - Robotics Engineer position at Southwest Research Institute?
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:
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 solving real-world challenges by building advanced capabilities, technologies, and solutions in the field of industrial robotics and automation.
- Support 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.
- Find new applications, industries, and clients for novel automation capabilities.
- Activities will include work primarily at SwRI facilities/laboratories.
- Meetings, as well as deployment efforts, may occur at commercial and government client facilities.
- Visit https://robotics.swri.org to learn about some of the work we do.
- Communicate effectively with internal team, external clients, and industry partners.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to develop technical solutions, and coordinate technical tasks with project managers and engineering staff.
- Develop software and/or hardware solutions for robotic and automated systems.
- Development tasks include: design, build, debug, and implementation at client facilities.
- Coordinate 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, applied machine learning, and/or hardware design.
- Requires a Bachelors, Masters or a PhD in Robotics, Mechatronics Engineering, 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 mechatronics.
- Experience with robotics, applied machine learning, perception, and/or hardware design 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.
- Strong communication skills.
- A valid/clear driver's license is required.