Robotics Engineer, Principal

Company: Zebra Technologies
Location: San Jose
Posted on: September 24, 2022

Job Description:

Remote Work: Hybrid
Overview:
Zebra s focus on robotics automation combines workflow solutions for human workers with Fetch Robotics solutions. The result will provide an innovative offering that drives greater efficiencies and higher ROI through better orchestration of technology and people. At Zebra, we extend the edge of possibility by shaping the future of work on the front line reinventing how businesses run and moving society forward. We develop new technologies and create new solutions with partners to help organizations act with greater visibility, connectivity, and intelligence delivering better experiences for workers and those they serve. Build your edge. Build what's next. Become a leader at a leading company. Join Us! This role will develop highly scalable, fault tolerant server-side and client-side applications for a large number of collaborative robots using various programming languages. This role makes decisions relating to algorithm development, framework design, implementation, and practical utility. This opportunity is available in our San Jose, CA or Mississauga, Canada offices.
Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership across multiple domains (Perception, Multi-Robot Task Allocation, CI/CD/Simulation, Robot Cloud Interfaces etc)
• Provide leadership in software architecture and best practices
• Drive initiatives for SW quality standards and related process improvements including the deployment of industry standard tools
• Lead investigations in understanding how our robots perform in their environments to drive improvements to the robot's success
• Lead research and propose algorithms and approaches for pushing the envelope in the performance of autonomous robots
• Work with management and product owners to develop a technology roadmap for meeting the needs of customers
• Analyze competitor landscape and participate in activities related to protecting intellectual property
• Serve as an organizational spokesperson on specialized projects or programs.
• Act as prime consultant on large projects that affect the organization s long-term goals and objectives
  Qualifications:
  Minimum Requirements:
  • Bachelor s degree in Computer Science Robotics, or related field and 12+ years of experience, or Master s degree in Computer Science Robotics, or related field and 10+ years of experience or
    PhD in Computer Science Robotics, or related field and 6+ years of experience.
  • Minimum Work Experience (years): 12+ years of work experience in Robotics or related field (experience could include relevant MA/PHD program / research)
    Key Skills and Competencies:
    • Solid understanding and experience in design patterns, data structures and advanced programming techniques
    • Advanced knowledge of C++, Python and Go
    • Experience working on cloud software
    • Experience working with hardware devices in dynamic environments
    • Experience developing and debugging software in a Linux environment
    • Strong communication, troubleshooting, and debugging skills
    • Experience with some of the following is nice to have
    • Multi robot coordination algorithms
    • Obstacle recognition and tracking algorithms
    • ROS, gRPC, ZeroMQ, DDS or other interprocess communication frameworks
    • Machine learning approaches, and infrastructure for robust deployment of ML solutions
    • Modern CI/CD pipelines and DevOps
    • Metrics and alert pipelines
    • Databases/Datalakes and building datascience pipelines
    • Docker/Kubernetes Zebra is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, ancestry, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance in applying for a position, please contact us at ...@zebra.com. The EEO is the Law poster is available here: The EEO is the Law poster supplement is available here: We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Associated topics: c, c++, computer engineering, information technology, java, javascript, matlab, processor, programmer, python

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