Robotics Researcher

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory•Laurel, MD

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Are you passionate about pursuing groundbreaking research to solve today’s greatest challenges in robotics? Do you enjoy working on meaningful interdisciplinary problems? Do you thrive in a collaborative and creative environment? If so, we're looking for someone like you to join our team at APL. The Robotics Group in the Research and Exploratory Development Department is an interdisciplinary team of researchers that is inventing the future across the broad spectrum of robotics, with applications that strengthen national defense, improve healthcare, advance space exploration, and address critical challenges facing the nation. We are seeking a highly skilled, highly motivated scientists and engineers to join us in taking intelligent robotic systems from concept to reality. We are a multidisciplinary team focused on groundbreaking impacts in the areas of robotics control, machine learning, generative AI, human-robot and robot-robot teaming, assured autonomy, and novel robot design. Our team is committed to excellence in research that has real-world impact. Successful members of our team tend to be creative problem solvers who are comfortable working at the edge of their comfort zone. As a member of our team, your primary responsibility will be defining and developing novel robotic concepts, systems, and algorithmic solutions to address relevant challenges. Current research areas include robot trajectory planning, adaptive reasoning, robot perception, advanced control, enhanced mobility, novel robotic systems, human-machine and machine-machine teaming, and safe and assured autonomy behaviors. Depending on your expertise, you will develop and implement control algorithms, AI techniques, and robot designs. You will have the opportunity to publish your work and present the results of your efforts to the scientific community, external collaborators, and/or government sponsors. You will also have the opportunity to propose and work on your own research.

Requirements

Master’s in a relevant field such as Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
2 years experience in robotics or robotics applications of AI, computer science, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or mathematics.
Able to obtain a Secret level security clearance.
U.S. citizenship.

Nice To Haves

Ph.D. in a relevant field such as Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
Experience with technical writing and have previously published your work in the scientific literature.
Experience developing, simulating, and demonstrating algorithms for control of robotic systems.
Experience developing AI software that integrates with hardware such as robotic platforms, sensors, or medical devices.
Experience designing, fabricating, and integrating robotics hardware.
Skilled in one or more programming languages, particularly Python and C++.
Demonstrated proficiency in using one or more common robotics or AI libraries such as ROS, TensorFlow, Pytorch, and OpenCV.

Responsibilities

Defining and developing novel robotic concepts, systems, and algorithmic solutions to address relevant challenges.
Developing and implementing control algorithms, AI techniques, and robot designs.
Publishing your work and presenting the results of your efforts to the scientific community, external collaborators, and/or government sponsors.
Proposing and working on your own research.