Senior Robotics Navigation Engineer - Lead & Architect

Pickle Robot Company

Boston (MA)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 210,000

Full time

13 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Unlimited vacation
Paid holidays
401(k) with 5% match
Travel expenses

Job summary

Pickle Robot Company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Navigation, to advance the speed and safety of autonomous mobile robots. Based in the Boston area, you will lead navigation and mobility control work, mentor engineers, and shape scalable software architectures for deploying multiple robots in dynamic environments.

The role requires 5+ years in robotics software, deep navigation algorithm experience, and proficiency in Python (C++ a strong plus).

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of software engineering in robotics environments.
  • Experience developing navigation algorithms for mobile robots is required.
  • Strong proficiency in Python; C++ is a strong plus.
  • Experience with motion planning and controls for robotics systems.
  • Knowledge of robot kinematics, dynamics and optimization techniques.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a team to design and optimize navigation and mobility control algorithms.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate software with hardware.
  • Contribute to scalable software architecture for deploying multiple robots.
  • Mentor engineers to improve planning and control capabilities.

Skills

Python
C++
Robotics navigation
Motion planning
PID / LQR control
Robot kinematics
Graph search (A*, RRT, PRM)
Machine learning for motion planning

Education

Master's degree in Robotics or related field
Bachelor's degree in CS/EE

Tools

ROS
Git

Job description

Pickle Robot Company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Navigation, to advance the speed and safety of autonomous mobile robots. Based in the Boston area, you will lead navigation and mobility control work, mentor engineers, and shape scalable software architectures for deploying multiple robots in dynamic environments.

The role requires 5+ years in robotics software, deep navigation algorithm experience, and proficiency in Python (C++ a strong plus).

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