ENGINEER - RESEARCH ENGINEER - Robotics Engineer

Who We Are:

The Robotics Department develops industrial robotic, automated, and autonomous solutions for government and commercial clients across a wide range of industries.

Objectives of this Role:

• Contribute to solving real-world challenges by building advanced capabilities, technologies, and solutions in the field of industrial robotics and automation.
• Support software/controls development, perception, hardware integration, and testing on industrial robots and custom automation hardware.
• Be part of a team with some of the brightest minds in industrial robotics.
• Find new applications, industries, and clients for novel automation capabilities.
• Activities will include work primarily at SwRI facilities/laboratories.
• Meetings, as well as deployment efforts, may occur at commercial and government client facilities.
• Visit https://robotics.swri.org to learn about some of the work we do.

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities:

• Communicate effectively with internal team, external clients, and industry partners.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to develop technical solutions, and coordinate technical tasks with project managers and engineering staff.
• Develop software and/or hardware solutions for robotic and automated systems.
• Development tasks include: design, build, debug, and implementation at client facilities.
• Coordinate individual performance goals and objectives set by the organization.
• Assist in preparing proposals and cost estimates.
• Interact with customers to promote new business and develop technical requirements for projects.
• Special focus of motion planning, 3D perception/processing, industrial robotic manipulators, surface reconstruction, applied machine learning, and/or hardware design.

Requirements:

• Requires a Bachelors, Masters or a PhD in Robotics, Mechatronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, or other robotics-related engineering degree.
• 0-5 years: BS candidates must have relevant academic research and/or internship experience. MS and PhD candidates must have completed graduate work related to robotics, machine learning, or mechatronics.
• Experience with robotics, applied machine learning, perception, and/or hardware design through prior industry employment or an internship, co-op, student competition team, or graduate research is required.
• Strong software skills; C++ or Python required; Robot Operating System (ROS) experience preferred.
• Operational and/or research experience with software is required.
• Strong communication skills.
• A valid/clear driver's license is required.

Special Requirements: Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen. Job Locations: San Antonio, Texas