Autonomy Engineer for Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles

The University of Texas at Austin; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 104,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% employer-paid basic medical

Retirement contributions

Paid vacation and sick time

Paid holidays

Job summary

The University of Texas at Austin's Applied Research Laboratories seeks a Robotics and Autonomy Engineer to develop real-time autonomy and perception algorithms for Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles, with testing in lakes, harbors, and oceans, transitioning capabilities to Navy Sailors.

Applicants should hold a relevant Bachelor's degree, have 3+ years in robotics algorithm development, and strong Python/C++ skills; familiarity with ROS and Unix/Linux is preferred. On-site at Pickle Research Campus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Robotics, Engineering, Computer Science, Math, or related field.
• Experience with robotics or autonomous vehicles through coursework, internships, projects or research (e.g., ROS, autonomy stacks, ML).
• Three years of relevant robotics algorithm development experience.
• Strong programming skills in Python and/or C/C++ (object-oriented).
• Comfortable working with Unix/Linux.

Responsibilities

• Develop autonomy algorithms that use sonar data for obstacle avoidance and multi-agent decision making.
• Design perception algorithms to increase vehicle situational awareness.
• Analyze sonar and navigation data to improve algorithms.
• Test algorithms in water including lakes and ocean, harbors or rivers.
• Develop system concepts and proposals; coordinate project execution with staff.
• Collaborate on large projects with ownership and document work for knowledge transfer.

Skills

Robotics experience

ROS / autonomy stacks

Python / C++

Unix/Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree in Robotics/Engineering/CS/Math

Job description

The University of Texas at Austin's Applied Research Laboratories seeks a Robotics and Autonomy Engineer to develop real-time autonomy and perception algorithms for Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles, with testing in lakes, harbors, and oceans, transitioning capabilities to Navy Sailors.

Applicants should hold a relevant Bachelor's degree, have 3+ years in robotics algorithm development, and strong Python/C++ skills; familiarity with ROS and Unix/Linux is preferred. On-site at Pickle Research Campus.