Senior Autonomy Engineer
About The Position
As a Senior Autonomy Engineer, your responsibilities in software development will be focused on developing advanced technologies, semi-autonomous, and autonomous solutions for heavy equipment. You’ll collaborate with team members to prototype and bring to production solutions applying and integrating positioning, planning, perception, and controls for heavy equipment applications. Every day you will work with your team to solve real world problems by selecting the right approach, developing quick prototypes & bringing them to production. You will participate in various aspects of the development process including design, documentation, coding, product quality, and validation. To excel in this role, you must be able to write and test high quality production code and enjoy solving challenging problems.
Requirements
- Problem Solving: Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives. Helps to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decisions on resolution. Uses fact-finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems
- Software Development Life Cycle: Identifies common issues, problems, and considerations for each phase of the life cycle. Interprets product development plans and functional documentation.
- Programming: Excellency in C++ Interprets application system designs and program specifications. Strong engineering practices, debugging/profiling skills. Experience with Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery tools such as GitLab, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins) Applies structured programming techniques to structured environments.
- Technical Troubleshooting: Discovers, analyzes, and resolves software or application problems in simulation, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and on the machine. Analyzes code, logs, and current systems as part of advanced troubleshooting. Records and reports specific technical problems, solving processes and tools that have been used.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree, or PhD in an accredited Robotics, Electrical or Computer engineering or Computer Science degree
- Experience in Robotics/Autonomous/Operator Assist solution experience illustrating deep technical domain expertise
- Knowledge of robotics and frameworks such as Robot Operating System (ROS)
- Knowledge of one or more areas of planning, positioning, and/or perception along with related sensing devices.
- Experience in Mining or Construction
- Experience with embedded systems, Real-Time Controllers, or edge computing
- Knowledge of telematics based messaging and machine protocols just as network and CAN.
- Ability to survey literature for ideas and convert research papers into production implementation
Responsibilities
- Develop production quality C++ software including design, documentation, coding, product quality, and validation
- Contributes to requirements generation and architecture design considerations for advanced technologies, semi-autonomous, and autonomous solutions
- Support functional safety software design and validation process
- Collaborate and mentor team members to execute on goals
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)
- 401(k) savings plans
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
- Health Lifestyle Programs
- Employee Assistance Program
- Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts
- Career Development
- Incentive bonus
- Disability benefits
- Life Insurance
- Parental leave
- Adoption benefits
- Tuition Reimbursement
- These benefits also apply to part-time employees
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
