Job Description
Apptronik is a human-centered robotics company developing AI-powered robots to support humanity in every facet of life. Our flagship humanoid robot Apollo is built to collaborate thoughtfully with people starting with critical industries such as manufacturing and logistics with future applications in healthcare the home and beyond.
We operate at the cutting edge of embodied AI applying our expertise across the full robotics stack to solve some of society's most important problems. You will join a team dedicated to bringing Apollo to market at scale tackling the complex challenges like safety commercialization and mass production to change the world for the better.
Employer: Apptronik Inc.
Location: 11701 Stonehollow Drive Suite 150 Austin TX 78758 (May work from home on a hybrid schedule within commuting distance of the Austin TX office. Requires up to 10% domestic and international travel to various unanticipated client sites.)
Duties:
Deliver state-of-the-art planning and controls algorithms on high performance humanoid robot hardware. Characterize and improve the quality of robot locomotion and manipulation. Collaborate with Autonomy Perception and other teams to enable a broad range of robot behaviors. Implement rigorous unit and integration testing of control algorithms and implementation. Maintain comprehensive and accurate architecture and design documentation. Deliver reliable software through code reviews continuous integration and automated testing.
Minimum Requirements:
Master’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Mechanical Engineering Robotics Engineering or a closely related field and two (2) years of experience in a related occupation with the following: implementing high-performance model-based or model-free controls of dynamic robots; troubleshooting hardware including high torque electric motors cameras and LiDAR sensors for robot perception end-effector for grasping and manipulation as well as linear and rotary joints; applying robotics fundamentals including kinematics dynamics controls and estimation; utilizing modern C++ and object-oriented programming in a Linux development environment; using standard CI tools such as Git while following rigorous documentation and testing standards; and working with common robotics and controls packages including ROS URDF MuJoCo and Eigen.
To Apply: Please visit our careers page at https://apptronik.com/careers.
*This is a direct hire. Please no outside Agency solicitations.
Apptronik provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.
What We Do
Apptronik is building robots for the real world to improve human quality of life and to help solve the ever-increasing labor shortage problem. Our team has been building some of the most advanced robots on the planet for years dating back to the DARPA Robotics Challenge. We apply our expertise across the full robotics stack to some of the most important and impactful problems our society faces and expect our products and technology to change the world for the better. We value passion creativity and collaboration to help us overcome existing technological barriers in the industry to create truly innovative products.
Why Work With Us
At Apptronik we don't see a future where man competes against machine. Instead we envision a harmonious world where man and machine coexist. Our mission statement "It is not Man vs. Machine but Man + Machine" encapsulates our belief that the synergy between humans and robots will pave the way for a brighter more advanced future.
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