Robotics Engineer
Cambridge, MA
Job Type: Contract | Recruiter: Bob Bunker | Phone: 603-772-2700
Location: Reston, VA (Onsite or Remote options available)
Length: 10+ months
Job Description:
Our client is seeking a talented Robotics Engineer to join their dynamic team. As a Robotics Engineer, you will play a crucial role in enhancing the performance and efficiency of ROS2-based small robotics autonomy, planning, and perception software stacks. You will be responsible for improving the interactions between low-level operating systems and both software and hardware components. Additionally, you will validate your improvements through real-world flight tests on fielded robotic systems. If you are passionate about optimizing robotics software stacks and eager to make significant contributions to cutting-edge technology, we encourage you to apply today!
Essential Duties and Responsibilities (but not limited to):
- Analyze and optimize the CPU load of the overall system, individual nodes, and DDS configurations to enhance system performance.
- Conduct in-depth analysis of ROS2 architecture design and interactions with operating systems and hardware.
- Work on integrating and optimizing autonomy software on Ubuntu-based systems, ensuring efficient operation and reliability.
- Validate software improvements through real-world flight tests on fielded robotic systems to ensure performance and reliability.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address technical challenges and drive continuous improvement.
- Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Robotics Engineering, Computer Science, or a relevant field.
- Strong experience with ROS2 architecture and performance optimization.
- Strong programming proficiency with C++ and Python.
- Experience with integrating hardware and software on Ubuntu-based systems.
- Familiarity with Docker Containers for software virtualization.
- Experience with Airsim and off-the-shelf flight controllers like Ardupilot is a plus.
- Familiarity with GPU programming or other multi-threaded applications is a plus.
- Candidates must be a United States Citizen.
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