Chief Engineer - Robotics Software
About The Position
About JLG, an Oshkosh company JLG began in 1969, when our founder, John L. Grove set out to resolve growing safety concerns in the construction industry. Since then we have been committed to understanding the challenges and delivering innovative solutions to the access market. We partner with customers to provide quality equipment, training opportunities and trusted support within the access industry. We are a global company, and our products—including mobile elevating work platforms, telehandlers, utility vehicles and accessories—can be found all over the world. As a Chief Engineer -Robotics Software you will be a key contributor to the software that powers our robotic systems. This role involves designing algorithms, integrating hardware, and ensuring reliable performance in real-world environments. As a Chief Engineer you will own complex behaviors from design to test. You will collaborate with other disciplines to ensure the system meets customer needs and expectations. Additionally, you will support and mentor other engineers.
Requirements
- Accredited Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field with ten (10) or more years of related experience.
- Experience with large code bases
- Experienced with JSON, Python, and SQL database in addition to C++.
- Expertise in one or more autonomy related topics (perception, navigation, planning, machine learning, AI)
- Experience with Linux infrastructures, database SQL, CI/CD tools, scripting such as JavaScript
- Read, write and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos; Read and interpret safety rules, operating/maintenance instructions and procedure manuals; Write routine reports, correspondence and speak effectively before both internal and external groups; Read, analyze and interpret business manuals, technical procedures and/or government regulations: Read, analyze and interpret scientific and technical journals, financial reports and legal documents.
Nice To Haves
- Accredited Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer or Electrical Engineering.
- Published articles, familiarity with C#, PLCs, Python, and SQL database in addition to embedded C/C++
Responsibilities
- Design, develop and implement complex features for deployed robotic systems
- Write clean, well-tested software with documentation in C++.
- Lead release testing of our software and firmware releases
- Architect, build and maintain machine learning pipelines
- Responsible for architecture and completion of a complex project on time.
- Lead collaboration with other disciplines (electrical, hardware, operations, etc…) to develop cross-functional solutions that meet user’s needs.
- Ensure code base has full coverage, write and review unit tests as needed.
- Work with more junior engineers to ensure their code has unit tests.
- Create timelines for complex projects on project management tools like Jira.
- Assign tasks to more junior engineers and support their task tracking.
- Provide accurate task completion timelines
- Can lead an engineering team but is also comfortable conducting individual contributor work.
- Collaborate with functional leaders to achieve strategic initiatives.
- Ability to present and defend technical engineering decisions to Engineering leadership, Oshkosh leadership, and external customers.
- Develop engineering goals and strategic plans for their platform team or product line.
- Conduct the research necessary to be an advocate for new technologies/products that will enable the business.
- Identify and provide potential innovative solutions to complex issues.
- Help lead the transformation of the organization into modern approaches to development, integration, and test.
- Provide technical mentorship to all levels of the engineering organization.
- Participate in the budgeting process to include recommending capital improvements and preparing justification data as required.
- Communicate project objectives to team members.
- Enforce the proper use of engineering criteria and software development standards.
- Evaluate designs for performance, safety, and reliability.
- Create and maintain project documentation for analysis, research, and historical records.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Regular attendance is required.
Benefits
- Competitive total rewards package
- People-first culture
- Opportunities to support team member growth and success
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
