Job Description

As Manager – Robot Motion Planning and Control, you will be responsible for leading the development of motion planning and control algorithms, and mentor a team of talented engineers. You will work on multiple robotic systems involved in solving challenging problems for cutting-edge robotics technology and applications. Also, you will work closely with a cross-disciplinary team of hardware and software engineers to efficiently implement ongoing research and ideas into our robot technology platform. You will see your ideas translated into actions that matter in real world to make robots that are intelligent, collaborative, and intuitive to work with. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of robot kinematics and dynamics along with experience of optimal path and trajectory planning.

Job Responsibilities

• Define technical direction and coherent strategy for motion planning and control algorithms for different robotic platforms.
• Design and implement motion planning algorithms for obstacle, singularity avoidance and autonomous motion of the various robotic platforms.
• Coordinate in development of a robust system level design for software and hardware.
• Collaborate with engineers from other disciplines and communicate design priorities and provide constructive guidance to evolve a robust and reliable robot platform.
• Lead and mentor team to effectively contribute to product milestones.

Required Skills and Experience

• 6+ years of professional experience in software development in C/C++ on Linux platforms.
• Strong background in robot kinematics, dynamics, controls is a must.
• Understanding complex motion planning algorithms like RRT*, A*, etc., is a must. Experience of implementing such algorithms on hardware is a plus.
• The ideal candidate would have strong leadership and communication skills and would be able to collaborate with an interdisciplinary team.
• Knowledge and experience working with ROS or other publish-subscribe system is a plus.
• A good understanding of the software development process and best practices is a plus.
• Ability and desire to work in a fast-paced, iterative development environment.
• Willingness to take on new challenges and solve unfamiliar problems.

Education

• MS/ MTech (or higher) with specialization in Robotics or related discipline.