Senior Machine Perception Researcher

at  The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Inc

Overview:
Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000+ employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering, lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation. For more information about Draper, visit www.draper.com.
Our work is very important to us, but so is our life outside of work. Draper supports many programs to improve work-life balance including workplace flexibility, employee clubs ranging from photography to yoga, health and finance workshops, off site social events and discounts to local museums and cultural activities. If this specific job opportunity and the chance to work at a nationally renowned R&D innovation company appeals to you, apply now www.draper.com/careers.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

• PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Aerospace Engineering, or a similar technical field of study, or MS with significant experience
• Research or technical contributions in one or more of the following fields: vision-aided navigation, inertial navigation, computer vision, perception, mapping, sensor fusion
• 2+ years of algorithm and software development and integration experience for autonomous systems (may include relevant graduate research experience)
• Programming experience in C++ or Python
• Ability to direct research and lead teams
• Good written and spoken communication skills

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

• Quality conference publications in the field of perception, autonomy, or deep learning
• Experience with stochastic estimation algorithms (e.g., Extended Kalman Filters)
• Broad robotics experience, especially integration and test with robotics platforms
• Exposure to adjacent subfields of robotics, such as: trajectory or motion planning; planning under uncertainty; optimal control; guidance, navigation & control (GN&C); and deep learning
• Experience working in large codebases as a member of a multi-developer team using collaboration tools such as Git
• Experience working in a Linux development environment and with Robot Operating System (ROS)
• Experience writing proposals and communicating with customers
• Experience mentoring or teaching students and/or coworkers
  Ability to obtain a government security clearance is required.

Please refer the Job description for details