Principal Robotics Engineer

iRobot is looking to hire a Principal Robotics Engineer to join our Innovation Organization. This individual will play a vital role in developing the next generation of Robots that will live in millions of homes and yards across the world. If you are a consumer-centric pioneer eager to build innovative robot products, please apply now or reach out to one of our recruiters on LinkedIn.

What you will do

1. Lead the Systems Design and Development of robots and robotic solutions for our next-generation products.
2. Research, explore, and drive cutting-edge technology, algorithms, and solutions that enable new innovative solutions for our product portfolio.
3. Work at the intersection of sensing, perception, localization, mapping, planning, and behaviors to research, explore, develop, and integrate high-level robotics algorithms.
4. Solve problems pragmatically, applying judgment and experience to balance trade-offs.
5. Invent new approaches and carry these all the way to fleet-wide deployment on millions of robots.
6. Write and publish technical reports, patents, and scientific papers.

To Be Successful You Will Have

1. Experience or understanding of robotics solutions across the navigation stack, as well as hardware components.
2. Understanding of the state of the art with some deep experience in sensing, perception, localization, planning, and deep learning.
3. Solid understanding and experience in design patterns, data structures, and advanced programming techniques.
4. Ability to design experiments, analyze data sets, and validate solutions for new problems.
5. Excellence at writing embedded C / C++ and familiarity with a Linux environment.
6. Passion for robotics and experience building or programming robots professionally or as a hobby.
7. M.S. in Computer Engineering or an equivalent degree.
8. Ph.D. is nice to have but not required.
9. Opportunity to work on exciting cutting-edge robotics problems with the largest installed base of consumer robots.
10. Lead investigations that drive the technology and product roadmap.
11. Be welcomed as an integral part of a team dedicated to building the next generation of robots.
12. Opportunities to continuously learn and collaborate with our innovative and knowledgeable technical staff, including leading scientists.
13. An environment of committed researchers and engineers that values and acts on new ideas.
14. An attractive salary package with good benefits.