Senior Roboticist

Omron Automation - Packaging Solutions - Americas • Pleasanton, CA

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Omron Robotics and Safety Technologies, Inc. (ORT) is a leading provider of
robotics solutions for factory automation. Our mission is to transform
manufacturing through robotics. We deliver superior performance and economic
value through highly engineered robotic solutions, enabling customers to improve
productivity and mitigate labor shortages in their assembly, handling and
packaging operations. ORT is a subsidiary of Omron Corporation, a $5 billion
global technology company with more than 150 locations and operations in over 40
countries worldwide.

We are seeking to hire an experienced Senior Roboticist to join our team. This
role will be based at our global headquarters in Pleasanton, California.

Primary Responsibility:

The Senior Roboticist role will work with engineering, product management and
technical strategy teams to identify technology gaps and develop core technology
to fill such gaps. The position owns core technology development, from gap
identification through to completed core technologies, including documented
technology, reference design creation, and transfer to and support of
productization.

In this Senior Roboticist role, you will:

Architect and develop core technology directly connected to customer needs
and commercial value. These technologies may include system identification
algorithms (aka calibration), control algorithms, motion planning algorithms,
and computer vision algorithms for collaborative robots and mobile
manipulators.
Help develop product roadmaps, including engagement with internal
productizing teams, existing and prospective technology development partners,
and target customers for mobile manipulators and special projects.
Create core technology development plans and timelines, in collaboration with
engineering and product management team and achieve timely completion of core
technology solutions.
Author internal technology documents, patents, external whitepapers, and
peer-reviewed publications.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in Engineering.
• Principal subject matter expert regarding robot technologies, including topics such as kinematics, linear control, nonlinear control, robust control, motion planning (e.g. sampling-based, optimization-based), and estimation techniques.
• Proficiency in linear/nonlinear optimization, stochastic optimization, machine learning, and system identification techniques such as parametric/non-parametric methods.
• At least three years of hands-on experience with industrial articulated robot arms, controllers, and sensors (e.g. camera, trackers, lidar).
• At least three years of experience implementing core technologies and creating reference designs with industrial robots and controllers.
• Strong programming skills in C++ and Python.
• To conform with U.S. export control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorization from the U.S. Government.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with technical leadership and leading research projects to completion in a timely manner.
• Experience with preparing materials for and executing a formal assessment of a safety concept with a notified body.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop core technology directly connected to customer needs and commercial value. These technologies may include system identification algorithms (aka calibration), control algorithms, motion planning algorithms, and computer vision algorithms for collaborative robots and mobile manipulators.
• Help develop product roadmaps, including engagement with internal productizing teams, existing and prospective technology development partners, and target customers for mobile manipulators and special projects.
• Create core technology development plans and timelines, in collaboration with engineering and product management team and achieve timely completion of core technology solutions.
• Author internal technology documents, patents, external whitepapers, and peer-reviewed publications.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed