Senior Robotics Engineer

About Us

Iron Ox is reimagining the modern farm, utilizing robotics and AI to grow fresh, consistent, and responsibly farmed produce for everyone. Our experienced team of growers, plant scientists, engineers, and innovators are passionate about deeply understanding and developing this new wave of technology to feed an ever-growing population.

Our mission at Iron Ox is dedicated to addressing some of the most significant issues in food security, now and in the future. We’re focused on sustainable, scalable food production for a changing climate and an ever-growing population.

As a Senior Robotics Engineer, you will work on our mobile robot platform to help realize our vision for an optimized, intelligent farm. You will play a key role in our efforts to develop, deploy and maintain production-quality code that runs on the robots and in the cloud. Some of the exciting challenges we are tackling include:

• Sensor integration and calibration
• Large scale localization and mapping
• Obstacle detection and classification
• Motion planning and collision avoidance
• Decision making and autonomous applications
• Robotic systems architecture
• Multi-robot coordination and traffic management
• Task scheduling and optimization

What You'll Be Doing

• Design, implement and validate features and algorithms in ROS
• Integrate, test, and debug software solutions in simulation and on physical robots
• Collaborate with members of our software, hardware, growing, and operations teams
• Participate in architecture reviews and code reviews
• Mentor other members of the robotics team

What You'll Bring

• MS in Robotics or related field (PhD preferred), or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of applied experience with robotic or autonomous systems
• Proficient in both C++ and Python
• Experience with system integration, development, and testing on physical robots
• Solid knowledge of robotics algorithms for localization, mapping, perception, planning, and control
• Experience with software engineering tools and best practices in production
• Ability to occasionally commute to our offices in San Carlos and Gilroy to work on physical robots

Nice-to-Haves

• You have shipped a product
• Experience with ROS and Linux software development
• Experience with perception/vision libraries including OpenCV or PCL
• Experience with deep learning frameworks (TensorFlow, Pytorch, etc)
• Experience with simulation for robotics development and validation
• An interest in agriculture

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation and meaningful equity package
• Medical, vision, and dental insurance
• 401K
• Iron Ox is a small startup with a big dream. You’ll be a part of a team founded on transparency, creativity, and impact on our mission to feed people

As a condition of employment, all employees must be Fully Vaccinated against COVID-19. The Company will reasonably accommodate any applicants who require an accommodation for a disability, sincerely held religious belief, or any other basis required by applicable law, absent undue hardship, or if the individual poses a direct threat to the health and safety of others.

We are a mission-driven and well-funded startup, backed by the likes of YCombinator, Pathbreaker Ventures, R7, and Crosslink Capital. We are headquartered in San Carlos, CA with our primary production greenhouse facility located in Gilroy, CA, and Lockhart, TX.

Iron Ox is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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