Localization Engineer, Sr jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

ST Engineering Aethon, Inc is a forward-thinking robotics company dedicated to revolutionizing the health care and hospitality industries through cutting-edge innovations. Specializing in advanced robotics and AI solutions, Aethon Inc designs and develops state-of-the-art autonomous mobile robots that optimize efficiency, enhance productivity, and redefine the way businesses operate in today's rapidly evolving technological landscape.

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POSITION SUMMARY:

The ideal candidate will have a background in localization and mapping using SLAM. We are looking for candidates who have a desire to learn and innovate in a fast-paced environment to help improve our robotic platform.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Solve challenging localization and mapping problems for autonomous robotic platforms.
• Mentor and guide junior developers using experience and through code reviews.
• Provide technical leadership in the areas of expertise to help make decisions to improve the robotic platform.
• Work with a cross-functional team of engineers to solve complex, real-world robotic problems.

QUALIFICATIONS:  

• To conform to U.S. export control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the U.S. Government  
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Robotics, or Computer Science
• Strong software engineering background with a knowledge of modern software engineering best practices.
• 5 years of software development experience using modern C (C 11, C 14, C 17).
• Experience with lidar, IMU, camera, and other sensor technologies.
• Ability to work independently and with engineering and production groups.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to learn.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience using Linux as a development environment.
   

DESIRABLE: 

• Experience with ROS (Robot Operating System).
• Computer vision localization experience; Visual SLAM.
• Experience developing software using Python or Go.