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Fox Robotics · 4 months ago

Staff Software Engineer, Perception

positionAustin, Texas
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level
date6+ years exp

Fox Robotics is at the forefront of warehouse automation, specializing in autonomous forklifts. The Staff Software Engineer, Perception will build and maintain perception code, adapt modern research in robotics and AI, and work with sensor data to enhance the functionality of autonomous forklifts.

Industrial AutomationLogisticsRoboticsWarehousing
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Responsibilities

Build and maintain perception code that runs on our fleet of autonomous forklifts
Adapt modern research in robotics, artificial intelligence, and computer vision to solve challenging problems in robotics with a focus on performance and reliability
Write code in C++ and Python
Analyze current system weaknesses and contribute improvements that address them
Design and build one or more key components of a modern, scalable autonomy system
Deliver high quality code to ensure systems are robust and reliable
Work with multi modal sensor data including RGB, stereo depth, and LiDAR

Qualification

C++PythonDeep learningPyTorchRobotics experienceSensor data analysisProblem-solvingTeam collaborationAdaptability

Required

M.S. / Ph.D. in Robotics, Computer Science, or related field
6+ years of experience
Familiarity with PyTorch
Experience with C++ and Python
Experience training deep convolutional neural networks
Experience with sensors and hardware
Experience with warehousing or logistics
Ability to find simple, robust solutions to challenging problems

Preferred

Experience with 3D point cloud data (using both classical and deep learning techniques)
ML ops experience - building and maintaining modern deep learning pipelines
Experience deploying deep learning on the edge
Experience using deep learning or other learned techniques to clean up sensor data
Experience with photo-realistic simulators

Benefits

Competitive salary and stock options
Generous healthcare options
Unlimited PTO
Other perks that connect us, including lunch on Fridays, team building activities, and more!

Company

Fox Robotics

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Fox Robotics develops, manufactures, and sells the world's first autonomous trailer loader/unloader, the FoxBot.
dateFounded in 2017
location
Austin, Texas, USA
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
https://www.foxrobotics.com/

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Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$37M
Key Investors
BMW i VenturesMenlo Ventures
2022-10-27Series B· $24M
2020-08-25Series A· $9M
2018-01-01Seed· $4M

Leadership Team

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Manny Guerrero
Chief Financial Officer
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