Postdoctoral Robotics Researcher — Innovation in Autonomy

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 85,300 - 155,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous education assistance

Unparalleled retirement contributions

Healthy work-life balance

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory is seeking a Robotics Researcher passionate about groundbreaking research to join their collaborative team in Laurel, Maryland. Applicants should possess a Ph.D. in relevant fields and a strong background in robotics.

The selected candidate will engage in innovative research, tackling challenges in autonomous systems, robot perception, and human-machine collaboration. Generous benefits include education assistance and a healthy work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in a relevant field such as Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics.
• Ability to obtain a DoD Secret-level security clearance.
• U.S. citizenship requirement.

Responsibilities

• Work on novel research and existing research programs.
• Current areas include robot adaptive perception and reasoning.
• Opportunity to publish work and present to scientific community.

Skills

Technical writing

Research formulation for real-world application

Software development for robotics

Robotics hardware design and integration

ROS2 proficiency

Education

Ph.D. in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics

Job description

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory is seeking a Robotics Researcher passionate about groundbreaking research to join their collaborative team in Laurel, Maryland. Applicants should possess a Ph.D. in relevant fields and a strong background in robotics.

The selected candidate will engage in innovative research, tackling challenges in autonomous systems, robot perception, and human-machine collaboration. Generous benefits include education assistance and a healthy work-life balance.