THE MISSION
Four Grower's team is developing and deploying world leading AI and robotics to create a world where delicious, nutritious, sustainable food is accessible for everyone. Our robots interact with complex natural environments and navigate a space that's never before seen automation.
YOUR ROLE
As the Staff Robotics Engineer at Four Growers, you will play a crucial role in developing cutting-edge algorithms for our harvesting robot and analytics platform. You will collaborate with a talented team of engineers and researchers to enhance our product through advanced real-time, collision-free planning techniques.
What you'll do:
- Design and build robust and scalable framework that enables fast exploration and evaluation of different motion planning approaches and perception algorithms.
- Research, develop, implement, and productionize state-of-the-art 3D planning algorithms, environment modeling techniques, and collision-aware kinematics
- Interface with perception, robotics, and controls engineers in order to create a complete, real-time robotic harvesting solution
NEEDED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- 6+ years research and development experience in robotics / motion planning / perception
- Deep understanding of mathematical fundamentals of different algorithms
- Skilled in numerical optimization techniques
- Experience with optimization solvers
- Proven ability to produce computationally efficient software that can meet real-time requirements
- Strong sense of ownership and accountability with a commitment to delivering high quality software
- Proficiency in C
- Excelling problem-solving and communication skills
HELPFUL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Experience with perception systems
- Experience developing algorithms for time constrained problems
- Experience with robotics arms
- Experience with machine learning: deep learning, planning under uncertainty, prediction, reinforcement learning
NEEDED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
BS Degree in Robotics Engineering or related fields
DETAILS
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Travel: required, 1% with potential international travel
Benefits: 401k, Medical, Dental, Vision
Sponsorship: Open to sponsoring H-1B for full time employees
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