Medra
Robotics Software Engineer
San Francisco
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 8 days ago
PythonAlgorithmsRedisgRPCComputer VisionRoboticsMechanical DesignElectrical EngineeringResearchCommunication
About the role
- We like learning new things and then sharing our new knowledge with each other. - Our team is opinionated and straightforward.
- If we have arguments or miscommunication, we resolve conflicts quickly and empathetically.
- We value diversity at Medra and welcome applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in tech.
Responsibilities
- Develop robotic solutions to manipulate and control biology tools designed for humans
- Develop and implement motion planning algorithms to avoid collisions in a complex and dynamic environment
- Work with partner scientists at customer labs to understand their pain points, ideate on creative solutions, decompose into individual projects, and guide implementation and deployment
- Besides your focus on robustness and performance, you'll be expected to identify opportunities for simplification, and to design for scalability
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience designing and building algorithms for robotics systems
- Experience or familiarity with robot arm manipulators
- Experience with software engineering tools and best practices in production
- Experience with robotic simulation systems such as PyBullet or MuJoCo
- Experience with robotics in a laboratory or manufacturing environment
- Experience with robotics manipulation
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Relocation benefits
- A willingness to wear many hats / a flexible attitude towards responsibilities and scope
- Use computer vision to work with consumables and equipment that humans use
Company info
- We're a team of passionate, mission-driven engineers from companies like Tesla, Amazon, SpaceX, and Neuralink. We're collaborative and love moving fast, both with our product and on team trips skiing or go-karting!
- As a team, we love nerding out about engineering and robotics - plus other topics like race cars or cooking. We like learning new things and then sharing our new knowledge with each other.
- Our team is opinionated and straightforward. We don't mind intense discussions about design tradeoffs. If we have arguments or miscommunication, we resolve conflicts quickly and empathetically.
- Integrate, test, and debug software solutions in simulation and on physical robots
- This position is 100% in-person, you must be able to come on-site to our San Francisco office. We do not offer hybrid roles at Medra. We do offer relocation benefits for applicants that need to relocate.
- Proficient in Python
- Relevant research/work experience in one or more of the following areas: motion planning and trajectory optimization, kinematics and dynamics, and control.
- A hacker's mindset - getting quickly to a good-enough solution
- BS/MS/Ph.D. in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent experience
- Understanding of software communication protocols (ZMQ, Redis, gRPC, etc…)
- Contribution to software for a hardware product that shipped
Visa & Work Authorization
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