Principal Robotics Scientist

Introduction

iRobot is looking to hire a Principal Robotics Scientist who will play a vital role in developing the next generation of Robots that will live in millions of homes and yards across the world. If you are a consumer centric pioneer and eager to build innovative robot products, please apply now or reach out to one of our recruiters on LinkedIn.

What you will do

• Develop algorithms for enriching and improving robot maps in challenging and dynamic environments.
• Work with perception, mapping, planning, and machine learning team members to generate high resolution and rich semantic maps used by customers and high level planning algorithms
• Design innovative solutions to life-long semantic mapping using techniques from machine learning, computational geometry, optimization, and probabilistic robotics
• Solve problems pragmatically, applying judgment and experience to balance trade-offs
• Invent new approaches and carry these all the way to fleet-wide deployment on millions of robots
• Write and publish technical reports, patents, and scientific papers

To Be Successful You Will Have

• Strong experience in algorithms for robotics and an understanding of sensor fusion
• Up to date knowledge of recent developments in robotics and mapping
• Experience using data generated by complex physical systems including semantic understanding of unstructured geometric data
• Understanding of, or experience working in, perception, planning and deep learning
• Solid understanding and experience in design patterns, data structures and advanced programming techniques
• Excellence at writing embedded C/C++ and familiarity with a Linux environment
• Passion for robotics and experience building or programming robots professionally or as a hobby
• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Robotics or equivalent degree

In Return You Can Expect

• To work on the cutting edge of life-long semantic mapping with the largest installed base of consumer robots
• To be welcomed as an integral part of a team dedicated to building the next generation of robots
• Opportunities to continuously learn and collaborate with our innovative and knowledgeable technical staff including leading scientists
• An environment that values and acts on new ideas
• An attractive salary package with good benefits
• Excellent career growth opportunities