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Senior SLAM Engineer

Senior SLAM Engineer

Posted 449 days ago

Job Description

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Apptronik is building robots for the real world to improve human quality of life and to help solve the ever-increasing labor shortage problem. Our team has been building some of the most advanced robots on the planet for years, dating back to the DARPA Robotics Challenge. We apply our expertise across the full robotics stack to some of the most important and impactful problems our society faces, and expect our products and technology to change the world for the better. We value passion, creativity, and collaboration to help us overcome existing technological barriers in the industry to create truly innovative products.

You will join a team developing state-of-the-art general-purpose robots designed to operate in human spaces and with human tools. It is designed to work alongside humans, mobilize to human spaces, and manipulate the world around it.

JOB SUMMARY

The Perception team is looking for a Senior SLAM Engineer who will be responsible for SLAM R&D. The ideal candidate will have experience with SLAM R&D, different sensor modalities such as lidar and RGBD cameras and SLAM map management and sharing. You will get a chance to collaborate with autonomy and navigation engineers to improve Apollos navigation capabilities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES or KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Perform simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) R&D
Be involved in the full software development life cycle of SLAM, from planning to maintenance
Stay current with latest advancements in SLAM, perception and robotics
Evaluate and integrate new sensing modalities into the SLAM stack
Collaborate with a cross functional team of engineers to iterate and improve the SLAM system design and capabilities
Maintain comprehensive and accurate architecture & design documentation
Follow best practices for reproducible research and code development
Represent and lead with Apptronik's core values: CHIPC - Curiosity, Humility, Integrity, Passion, Creativity

SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS

M.S. or Ph.D. (preferred) degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
Proven experience (5+ years) in SLAM
Strong C++ & Python programming skills
Experience with map management & map sharing.
Experience with different sensor modalities
Experience with obstacle avoidance, sensor fusion and state estimation techniques
Nice to have experience with collaborative SLAM
Solid understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and agile methodologies.
Experience developing and debugging real-time, multithreaded software systems
Rapid, real-world hardware experimentation and troubleshooting abilities
Ability to independently research difficult open-ended problems and come to a working solution
Effective communication and collaboration skills to work effectively across teams and stakeholders.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

M.S. or Ph.D. (preferred) degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
5+ years of experience with SLAM, obstacle avoidance, sensor fusion and state estimation techniques
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, version control systems (Git), and automated testing frameworks is preferred.

*This is a direct hire. Please, no outside Agency solicitations.

Apptronik provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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