Title: Junior Robotics Engineer
Company: Evolution Robotics
Location: CA - Los Angeles
Report To: VP of Engineering
The Company:
Evolution Robotics, Inc. is a robotics company that is developing break-through
technologies that are revolutionizing robotics for the mass market. The recent
convergence of low-cost mobile computing, wireless communication, and
sensing technologies has not only made the development of mobile robotic
products possible, but also economical for mainstream usage. Evolution
Robotics develops breakthrough solutions for making machines sense and act
autonomously. We partner with consumer electronic companies to augment the
capabilities of their products, such as the Sony AIBO® dog or the WowWee
robotic toys, or create entire new robotic products such as the eVac robotic
vacuum cleaner from Sharper Image.
Evolution is a recognized leader in the industry and the academic communities.
The company has assembled a world-class management team composed of
leading robotics experts and consumer products business leaders to make the
company's vision of providing useful robots at affordable prices a reality.
The Evolution Robotics team operates in a highly dynamic and very collaborative
environment where the flow of ideas is encouraged from all parts of the team.
The team of extremely talented engineers and scientists at Evolution has created
a unique and highly stimulating and fun work environment. This team challenges
the status quo in technology and pushes the envelope on what may seem
impossible.
Evolution Robotics is an operating company of Idealab, a technology incubator
known for having started many successful companies like Overture and
CitySearch. We are located in the beautiful and sunny Pasadena, in Southern
California. Hosting scientific institutions like the California Institute of Technology
and the Jet Propulsion Lab, and national events like the annual Tournament of
Roses, the city is considered the main cultural center of the San Gabriel Valley.
Position Purpose:
Design, implement, test, and document robotics and vision algorithms in C/C++
on Linux/Windows and on embedded platforms.
The position responsibilities also include validation and characterization of the
products developed at Evolution Robotics including the Evolution Robotics
Software Platform (ERSP), embedded solutions for vision and navigation, and
robotics components and hardware. The position also entails providing customer
support by helping customers solve problems and replying to customers requests
via email and phone.
The position involves a substantial portion of "hands-on" work and requires an
individual able to work independently with minimal supervision.
Requirements:
- Hands-on experience developing robotics or vision systems.
- Working knowledge of C/C++ and scripting languages.
- Working experience in both Linux and Windows.
- Experience validating complex systems involving hardware, software and
mechanical components.
- A solid engineering background with hands-on design and development
experience.
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
- Ability to work independently, without direct supervision.
- Strong problem solving skills and a fast learner. Strong analytical skills.
- Minimum Degree: BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering , or
related field.
Nice to have:
- Ability to build/assemble/modify electronic assemblies or robots into
various configurations for test purposes.
- Understanding of and experience with any of the following: behaviorbased
control, navigation, path-planning, obstacle avoidance, SLAM,
fuzzy logic, estimation and control.
- Understanding of and experience with any of the following: object
recognition, structure from motion, 3D reconstruction, ego-motion
estimation, feature extraction and matching, face recognition.
- Hands-on design and development experience of software and hardware
products.
- Experience developing embedded systems.
- Experience in validating consumer or robotics products.
- Familiarity with XML, Perl, Shell scripts.
- Commercial SDK development experience.
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