Senior Robotics Engineer

As a Senior Robotics Engineer on the Spot Behavior team, you'll be instrumental in developing, deploying, and maintaining control software essential for our robots to address diverse real-world challenges. Your role will encompass various facets of the control stack, including control algorithms, perception & mapping, machine learning, navigation, and hardware fault detection. Success in this position requires a blend of technical expertise, empathy for customer needs, efficient delivery, and collaborative teamwork within a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment.

Day-to-Day Activities:

• Design, contribute to, and maintain code aimed at enhancing Spot's mobility, manipulation, and navigation systems.
• Develop software to interact with hardware, detect hardware failures or anomalies, and implement safety measures.
• Conduct thorough testing and debugging of designs using our in-house robot fleet.
• Produce highly reliable, maintainable, and easily testable code.
• Facilitate design reviews and foster close collaboration with fellow members of the Spot team.

We are looking for:

• Master's degree or higher in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience deploying code in real-world scenarios on hardware.
• Proficiency in C++ programming language.
• Expertise in control systems, navigation, and manipulation.
• Strong analytical and debugging skills.

Nice to Have:

• Experience deploying machine learning models in real-time settings.
• Background in rigid-body simulation.
• Proficiency in Python programming language.