Lead Engineer - Robotics & Autonomous Systems

Essential Responsibilities

• Develop new technology concepts with strategic impact focused in robotics and autonomy, including design, analysis, integration and testing of electromechanical systems, mechanical, and fluidic (pneumatic/hydraulic) systems, motion planning, perception, manipulation, and human-robot interaction.
• Lead projects, proposals, relationship building, and the development of new autonomous and robotic systems technology.
• Lead design, selection, analysis, system integration/packaging and testing of electromechanical components and systems, including sensors, actuators, controllers, pneumatic and hydraulic systems, and electromechanical systems, including conceptual design, detailed design, testing, validation, and product implementation.
• Actively participate in design, architecture, and development efforts.
• Engage with internal and external thought leaders across the robotics technology stack to drive new concepts and applications.

Qualifications

• PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline with experience in design and development of robotic systems or Master's Degree with at least 3 years of experience in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline with experience in design and development of robotic systems or Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 5 years of experience in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline with experience in design and development of robotic systems.
• Strong execution track record.
• Significant experience in electro-mechanical design, system integration, testing and troubleshooting, and mechanism design, including design, selection and integration of well-established and novel actuators, sensors and controllers.
• Significant experience in integrating mechanical, electrical, and software components into reliable working systems while satisfying tight product design and manufacturing constraints.
• Significant experience with designing and organizing field and production environment technology validations/demonstrations.
• Significant experience working with and building soft robotic systems and actuators.
• Significant experience in mechanical design in SolidWorks.
• Experience in leading a technical team towards novel technology validations.
• Experience programming in C/C++/Python.
• Experience in CAD modeling.
• Experience in path/motion planning, kinematic and dynamic modeling of robots, perception, graphical simulation, and GUIs.
• Experience with computer vision, and machine learning.
• Experience with reporting of project progress to executive-level stakeholders.
• Experience with soil mechanics, field soil measurements and modeling actuator-soil interactions.
• Experience in working with government stakeholders.

Desired Characteristics

• Possess superior problem-solving skills and independent decision-making abilities, all while operating in an extremely demanding, fast-paced team setting.
• Proficiency in building system models using tools such as Simscape, Adams, MapleSim, or Matlab.
• Demonstrated ability to convert high-level customer needs into a technical development strategy.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Self-motivated, innovative, willing to pursue new technical areas and capable of working independently.