Carnegie Mellon University seeks a Senior Robotics Engineer within its Robotics Institute in Pittsburgh, PA, responsible for designing, developing, and analyzing complex software and robotic subsystems/components. Specific duties include: (i) performing light fabrication of prototype parts for robots; (ii) assembling, integrating and testing various robotic subsystems/components; (iii) administrative functions including purchasing materials and interacting with vendors; (iv) documenting analysis, designing, and testing results; (v) performing other R&D tasks, such as researching new robotic algorithms; (vi) travelling to support field experiments in the field; (vii) developing and making presentations to sponsors and other interested parties; (viii) oversee more junior engineers; (ix) participating in the software development process, including design and code reviews, taking personal ownership of the simulation implementations; (x) supporting team activities to gather requirements for simulated environments, system integration and project management; and (xi) other duties as assigned, based upon the needs of the department.
Must have a Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field and three (3) years of experience in the field of robotics, software or automation development.
Must have 3 years of experience with each of the following: (i) implementation, testing and benchmarking of motion planning algorithms for mobile manipulation systems; (ii) development of manipulation strategies for dexterous robotic grasping; (iii) implementation of drivers and control interfaces for mobile manipulators and end-effectors; (iv) implementation and optimization of high-level logic, state machines and behavior sequencing to execute complex manipulation tasks; (v) development of multi robot coordination and fleet management strategies; (vi) C++ development; (vii) scripting languages for quick prototyping of robotics algorithms, including Python; and (viii) software development in a Linux environment.
Must also have 2 years of experience with: (i) ROS2 and Move-it manipulation environments; and (ii) implementing data engineering tools for simulation and performance evaluation of manipulation systems.
Experience can be concurrent.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
- Three years of experience in robotics, software development, or automation development
- Three years of experience implementing, testing, and benchmarking motion planning algorithms for mobile manipulation systems
- Three years of experience developing manipulation strategies for dexterous robotic grasping
- Three years of experience implementing drivers and control interfaces for mobile manipulators and end-effectors
- Three years of experience implementing and optimizing high-level logic, state machines, and behavior sequencing for complex manipulation tasks
- Three years of experience developing multi-robot coordination and fleet management strategies
- Three years of C++ development experience
- Three years of experience with scripting languages for robotics algorithm prototyping, including Python
- Three years of software development experience in a Linux environment
- Two years of experience with ROS2 and MoveIt manipulation environments
- Two years of experience implementing data engineering tools for simulation and manipulation-system performance evaluation
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as a standout, with automatic employer contributions to a TIAA-administered plan at 8% of base salary (and 9.78% for 9‑month academic appointments), plus optional employee deferrals. Vesting after three years is clearly specified, which helps set expectations for long-term value.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental and family support is strengthened by 100% paid parental leave for six weeks and 100% paid maternity leave for 6–8 weeks (delivery-type dependent), effective July 1, 2024. Childcare support is also referenced through a Cyert Center subsidy up to $5,000 per family, alongside no-cost EAP access.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing and lifestyle benefits include free Pittsburgh Regional Transit access and access to fitness classes and facilities, adding recurring non-cash value to the overall package. Pittsburgh’s relatively affordable cost of living can further increase the perceived adequacy of a given salary compared with higher-cost coastal hubs.
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