Hybrid Principal Robotics Engineer — Vision, AI & ROS2

Laveer Engineering; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Medical benefits

401(k) with Company Match

Paid Vacations and Holidays

Flexible Work Arrangements

Educational Reimbursement

Global Recognition Programs

Employee Referral Program

Job summary

Westinghouse Electric Co in Etna, PA, is seeking a Principal Engineer - Robotics to design and implement complex software stacks for robotic automation, sensor integration and AI-enabled perception. You will work on ROS/ROS2, Ubuntu/Linux, and Windows 11 across hardware and simulation tools like Nvidia Isaac.

The role demands 5+ years in robotics, a Master’s degree, and strong C++/Python skills for real-time, multi-threaded architectures and SLAM capabilities.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Robotics, Automation, CS, or Mechanical Engineering.
• 5+ years of robotics software experience.
• Experience with ROS2 and C++/Python; multithreaded real-time systems.
• Familiarity with sensor integration, SLAM and perception pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, integration, calibration and tuning of robotic and automation processes with sensor feedback.
• Design computer vision algorithms using classical approaches and AI methods.
• Develop and wire custom interfaces in C++/Python for ROS/ROS2 components.
• Support system deployment, hardware setup and configuration, calibration and testing.
• Collaborate with end-users to deploy systems and resolve issues.

Skills

ROS2

C++

Python

Computer Vision

Docker

Ubuntu

Multithreading

Real-time

Sensor Fusion

SLAM

Kinematics

Education

Master's Degree in Robotics or related field

Tools

ROS/ROS2

NVIDIA Isaac

Docker containers

Job description

Westinghouse Electric Co in Etna, PA, is seeking a Principal Engineer - Robotics to design and implement complex software stacks for robotic automation, sensor integration and AI-enabled perception. You will work on ROS/ROS2, Ubuntu/Linux, and Windows 11 across hardware and simulation tools like Nvidia Isaac.

The role demands 5+ years in robotics, a Master’s degree, and strong C++/Python skills for real-time, multi-threaded architectures and SLAM capabilities.