JOIN US!

We’re always happy to hear from incredibly bright, passionate, and creative builders and thinkers. We have offices in the Bay Area, CA; Pittsburgh, PA; and Atlanta, GA.
Contact us at info@hello-robot.com to hear about opportunities.

ABOUT YOU

Please note that the list below likely misses attributes or skills that could make you a great fit for the role. Research has shown this applies especially to women and other marginalized groups, who tend to apply only if they check 100% of every box. If you feel you’d be a good fit for this role, please don’t hesitate to apply!

We love working with smart, passionate, and creative people. We’re looking for the following qualities in a team member:

• Intrinsically motivated self-starter, able to balance the good against the perfect
• Excited to work in a fast-paced, highly-iterative, startup environment
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills
• Excellent communication skills and team player
• Excited to roll up your sleeves and do hands-on robot software development
• Ability to commute to our office in Martinez, CA

EXPERIENCE

• BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering/Mechatronics/Robotics/Software Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 3 years of industry experience in developing and deploying robot software
• Experience with system integration, development, and testing on physical robots
• Proficient in software development(e.g. Git, Docker, Python, Linux, unit testing, profiling)
• Proficient in robotics development (e.g. URDF, ROS, kinematics, dynamics, modelling, calibration)

Candidates will benefit from some of the following experience:

• Hands on experience programming and debugging real robots
• Experience developing and shipping robot software to real users
• Proficiency in Python, C++, and version control
• Proficient characterizing and calibrating robot sensors
• Experience troubleshooting Linux device drivers
• Experience with ROS2 and robotics algorithms
• A portfolio (e.g. on GitHub) demonstrating software and robotics experienc

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensuring high quality, tested, and maintainable software across the Stretch Body Python SDK by employing best practices for unit testing, version control, and documentation
• Developing tools to measure and validate system performance across a range of robot navigation and manipulation tasks
• Measuring and improving system up-time by developing comprehensive long-term system level tests for the robot operating in real home environments
• Identify, diagnose, and resolve issues with robot sensor, actuators, controllers
• Identify, diagnose, and resolve issues with Linux packages and device drivers in C++, C, and Python
• Develop and maintain tools to calibrate and qualify hardware during the robot production process

Candidates will benefit from some of the following experience:

• Hands on experience programming and debugging real robots
• Experience developing and shipping robot software to real users
• Proficiency in Python, C++, and version control
• Proficient characterizing and calibrating robot sensors
• Experience troubleshooting Linux device drivers
• Experience with ROS2 and robotics algorithms
• A portfolio (e.g. on GitHub) demonstrating software and robotics experience