What are the responsibilities and job description for the ENGINEER - RESEARCH ENGINEER - Mechanical Engineer - Robotics 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:
- Contribute to solving real-world challenges by building advanced capabilities, technologies, and solutions in the field of industrial robotics and automation.
- Support mechanical design, software/controls development, 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.
Daily and Monthly Responsibilities:
- 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 hardware and/or software solutions for robotic and automated system.
- 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.
- Has a special focus on mechanical design for mechanisms.
Requirements:
- Requires a Bachelors, Masters or a PhD in Robotics, Mechatronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or other robotics-related engineering 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 or mechatronics.
- Strong mechanical design skills; Experience with mechanical design, mechatronics, and/or robotics through an internship, co-op, student competition team, or graduate research is required.
- Strong software skills; C or Python preferred; 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.
Special Requirements:
Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen.
An Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, and veteran status.
