Robotic Controls Software Engineer

at  SWAP Robotics

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• B.Sc. or graduate degree in computer science, engineering or equivalent
• 1+ years of experience with software development in a professional setting
• 1+ years of experience with developing supporting software for control systems
• Computer Science fundamentals in algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis
• Control Theory and Linear Algebra fundamentals
• Experience with robotic arms frameworks like moveit
• Experience with physics simulations for validating control algorithms
• Experience developing software in core Python or C++ with Object Oriented implementations
• Strong proficiency in C++ (C++11, 14)
• Knowledge and experience with best practices in modern software development
• Proficiency with Linux-based operating systems
• Driven individual, passionate, self-starter, cross-functional, self-organizer
• Adaptability for priorities changes

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• ROS1/2 professional experience
• Robotic arms autonomous control
• Docker tools
• Experience developing high-performance foundational software layers
• Multi-threaded and multi-process implementation
• Exposure to Agile project management methodologies
• Exposure to gitflow and scrum environments
• Self-motivated and able to solve problems independently
• Strong communication skills, ability to work well in a team environment

• Design and develop high quality, maintainable and testable code
• Work closely with system architects to ensure conformity to target architecture
• Interact and work closely with other teams for systems integration
• Develop foundational software to support new Low-level & High level Control behaviours
• Develop Swap robotic arm controllers
• Validate the control algorithm in a physics simulation
• Participate in code reviews and in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle