Pickle Robot Company · 1 month ago
Senior Software Engineer, Robotics Task Planning
Charlestown, MA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$140K/yr - $160K/yr
5+ years expPickle Robot Company is a fast-growing, VC-backed robotics company that automates the truck unloading process using AI and machine learning. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to enhance the performance of their autonomous robots, focusing on research and development of new capabilities, system performance characterization, and collaboration with engineering teams.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Industrial ManufacturingRobotics
Responsibilities
Research, prototype, and develop functions and algorithms that unlock new capabilities for our autonomous truck unloading robots, allowing them to handle increasingly complex tasks with greater efficiency
Enhance the existing capabilities of our robots, driving improvements in both speed and reliability to optimize unload performance
Characterize the system’s performance across a vast quantity of data and use it to inform future work, building better understanding of the system’s current and potential performance
Collaborate with cross-functional software engineering teams to seamlessly integrate your contributions into broader hardware and software systems
Play a key role in designing and contributing to the architecture of scalable software systems that support the deployment of multiple robots in diverse and dynamic environments
Take ownership of key subdomains of the task planning system, providing context and guidance for fellow engineers who are less familiar with those aspects of the system
Qualification
Required
5-7 years of experience, preferably within robotics or a closely related field
Bachelor's or master's degree in robotics, computer science, or a similar discipline
Proven track record in developing autonomous robotic systems
Highly proficient in object-oriented programming with Python (or C++)
Experienced in motion and behavioral planning for robots or other autonomous systems
Deep understanding of motion and behavioral planning
Experienced in working with complex algorithms and data pipelines
Capable of optimizing for performance and scalability
Some experience with aggregation and analysis of data
Good eye for recognizing trends and turning them into actionable responses
Strong, clear communicator who centers discussion on ideas and experiments
Willing and able to work from our Charlestown, MA office at least three days per week
Preferred
Master's degree preferred
Experience in other relevant languages as a plus
Benefits
Health, dental, & vision insurance
Unlimited vacation
All federal and state holidays
401K contributions of 5% your salary
Travel supplies
Other items to make your working life more fun, comfortable, and productive
Company
Pickle Robot Company
We believe the best working experience is one where machines do the heavy lifting and people do the problem solving.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$102.45MKey Investors
RanpakHyperplane
2024-11-11Series B· $50M
2024-05-03Series B· $15M
2022-11-15Series A· $26M
Leadership Team
Andrew Meyer
CEO
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Dan Paluska
Co-founder, VP of Robotics
Recent News
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