Salas O'Brien is looking to solve the problem of preserving the course of the Mississippi River and preventing disastrous flooding and erosion by developing the Concrete Mat Laying Robotic System, the largest mobile robotic system in the world, in partnership with the National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) of Carnegie Mellon University and sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Requirements
- Proficient in C++, testing, and debugging skills in a Linux environment, scripting languages
- Experience with Docker, Softing/OPCUA, networking, or databases is a plus
- Familiarization or previous experience with algorithm development, robotic sensors, or perception
- Software engineering and programing background, with experience developing on teams, keeping on schedule, and production-level testing
- Desire to learn on-the-job to further develop these skills
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute extensive testing, verification, and validation on both the existing land-based prototype and the upcoming full-scale final system.
- Maintain and support software modules to run on safety-critical industrial automation systems.
- Analyze software to diagnose and resolve software problems, coordinate installation of software systems, and develop and direct software system testing procedures, programming, and documentation.
- Work within Scrum/Agile development team sprints with deliverables and demonstration of results.
- Debug and determine root causes for customer issues in the field and clearly communicate resolutions and workarounds to both customers and the internal team.
Other
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or a related area
- 3+ years of related experience
- United States citizenship
- Travel required approximately 10 weeks over the year
- Ability to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds
