iRobot
Principal Robotics Engineer - Innovation (Electrical/Sensors)
US-MA-Bedford · Principal
No sponsorship$117k-$167kDetected 113 days ago
Full-Stack DevelopmentAlgorithmsRoboticsResearch
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About the role
- Salary Range: $116,500.00 - $166,500.00 Introduction iRobot is seeking passionate and bright individuals to join our iRobot Labs innovation team within the R&D engineering organization.
- Your work will have a direct impact on iRobot's product portfolio and roadmap.
Responsibilities
- Lead innovation initiatives through subject matter guidance, system design and development of robots and robotic solutions for our next generation products.
- Research, explore and drive cutting edge technology, algorithms and solutions that enable new innovative solutions for our product portfolio.
- Work at the intersection of hardware and software, navigation and system architecture, to research, explore and develop new innovative solutions.
- Work within agile cross-functional teams supporting consumer-centric design solutions from early concept up to productization, ensuring iRobot's technology pipeline is supplying growth and innovation for the future
- Create comprehensive documentation packages to enable scaled implementation on NPI programs
- Drive technical alignment across multiple disciplines on a system level.
- Experience or understanding of robotics solutions including sensor selection and implementation, system design, and electromechanical integration.
- Opportunities to continuously learn and collaborate with our innovative and knowledgeable technical staff including leading scientists
- You will play a critical role in developing and validating new robotic concepts-working across multiple innovation programs simultaneously to quickly prove feasibility and reduce technical risk.
- This role is based in Bedford, MA and collaborates closely with multidisciplinary teams in China.
Requirements
- Success in this role requires strong technical fundamentals, curiosity, and the ability to leverage modern tools to solve evolving, often undefined problems.
- M.S or B.S in Robotics Engineering, Electro-Mechanical or equivalent degree
- Experience with developing and testing full stack robotic systems.
- In Return You Can Expect:
Nice to have
- Experience collaborating with China-based teams is highly preferred.
- Mandarin language proficiency is a plus.
Compensation
- $116,500.00 - $166,500.00
Benefits
- Collaborate with consumer insights and product management teams to understand customer needs and ensure we are delivering on the vision of the product
Company info
- We are looking for a Principal Robotics Engineer who thrives in a fast-paced, hands-on prototyping environment.
- Curiosity, a passion for engineering, and an eagerness to apply cutting edge technology to help us evolve our products and deliver novel solutions to our customers
- To be welcomed as an integral part of a team dedicated to building robots
Visa & Work Authorization
- Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or assume sponsorship of any additional employment visas at this time.
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