Staff Robotics Engineer I (Robotics Integration Focus)
Warrendale, Pennsylvania, United States
Full Time Senior-level / Expert USD 85K - 115K
ARA
ARA is globally recognized for applying technically-excellent, in-depth and diversified research, engineering, and technical support services to provide answers to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. We approach every...Who We Are
Neya is a leader in advanced robotics developing off-road autonomy for both commercial and defense customers. Our deep domain expertise spans autonomy, perception, cyber security, mission planning, simulation, and standards; all of which support a wide range of DoD and commercial thrust areas. Our main center of gravity is in the Pittsburgh area.
This position is in-office, with expectations to support regular on-vehicle testing and field experimentation.
We're looking for a Staff I Robotics Software Engineer with a Robotics Integration focus to join our team. You should have a strong technical background and a curiosity to develop novel solutions to unsolved problems. You will assist in full-stack autonomy development with the opportunity to work on a diverse set of robotics challenges ranging from control of large construction equipment to drone navigation and planning, autonomous jet-ski perception, 3D scene reconstruction, and kinodynamic planning for self-driving off-road vehicles. You will work with a strong team of scientists and engineers to help create specialized autonomy behaviors as well as critical enhancements to our baseline autonomy stack: N-Drive.
What You’ll Do
- Enhance and optimize implementations of cutting-edge localization and path planning systems for off-road vehicles.
- Stress test and improve traversability estimation perception layers that model complex off-road environments through multi-modal sensor fusion.
- Work with other team members (inside and outside of Neya) to provide datasets to support autonomous navigation research and development
- Conduct field tests and experimental characterization of system performance
- Simulate and analyze edge case scenarios using our off-road-focused VISE simulation engine
- Identify new opportunities to deploy autonomy, target customers and participate in customer engagement
What We’re Looking For
- S or MS in Robotics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, etc. or equivalent
- At least 2 years of experience with a bachelor’s degree or 0-2 years of experience with a master’s degree
- Skilled in writing object-oriented code in C++ using a Git-based workflow in a Linux environment
- Some experience with publish/subscribe communication frameworks, especially ROS
- Knowledgeable in modern software principles, architecture, and design
- Excellent mathematical reasoning skills, especially with statistics and probability
- Familiarity with unit testing suites such as GTest or CppUnit
- General understanding of Agile software development cycle and development methodology
How To Stand Out
- Experience with autonomous and robotic systems
- Familiarity or experience with sensor data processing software libraries such as OpenCV and PCL and open-source robotics frameworks like ROS
- Strong interest in autonomous technologies and applications
- Experience with sensor data processing, path planning, localization, or control
- Some experience with developing robotics algorithms
- Demonstrated success working with cross-functional teams
Salary Range: $85,000-$115,000
The salary range for this role is an estimate and is based on a wide variety of compensation factors. The salary offered to candidates will vary based on a variety of factors including (but not limited to) relevant work experience, education, specialized training, critical expertise, training, and more. Neya offers competitive benefits for eligible employees including:
- Premium Healthcare Benefits: Medical, dental and vision benefits with Neya covering 100% of the plan premium for you and your dependents.
- Basic Life/AD&D, short and long-term disability insurance, 100% of plan premiums covered by Neya.
- Generous company holidays, all floatable throughout the fiscal year.
- Competitive paid time off (PTO) offering 20 days accrued per year.
- Employees are eligible for contributions which not only add to the company’s success, but also their own through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and 401(k) retirement savings plan, including traditional, and Roth 401(k).
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
This position requires use of information that is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), Non-U.S. persons selected must meet eligibility requirements for access to export-restricted information. The ITAR/EAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. ‘Green Card Holder’), Political Asylee, or Refugee
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