[ros-users] [Discourse.ros.org] [Jobs] Research Scientist

[Lynne West]

A great opportunity for a Research Scientist in Pittsburgh, PA.  Ideal candidate must have experience in at least one of these 3 areas in Robotics:



1) Autonomy (Automation) 

2) Artificial Intelligence 

3) Vision Planning 





Job Responsibilities

	 Research complex perception, decision making, and control problems and develop solutions for customers across defense, medical, and commercial markets

	 Lead the research and development of solutions in the areas of autonomous and vision-aided robotic systems

	 Lead teams developing proposals for government and private customers

	 Work closely with mechanical, electrical, and software engineering teams to develop systems from concept to production level

	 Collaborate with industry partners and top tier academia research institutes

	 Initiate and participate in technology conversations with distinguished scholars and industry leaders

	 Develop and execute autonomous and vision-aided robotic systems project plans including technical approach and project management to achieve high customer satisfaction





Other Desired Skills and Experience

	 Demonstrated ability to lead and manage research projects, conduct real-world experiments and demonstrations, and identify fruitful research directions, and lead proposal development efforts

	 Experience in dealing with customers and conveying difficult concepts in an effective way to customers, colleagues, and collaborators.

	 Excellent communication and teamwork skills 

	 Knowledge of fundamentals and state of the art in robotics

	 Experience in applying machine learning to real-world robotic problems

	 Knowledge of fundamentals in optimization, supervised and reinforcement learning

	 Strong research and innovation skills and ability to solve difficult vision and learning problems 

	 Strong publication records in relevant fields (patents, top conferences and journals) 

	 Experience with ROS or other robotics platforms

	 Excellent prototyping skill and expert programming skills in multiple programming languages 

	 Hands-on experience with multiple operating systems 

	 Demonstrated ability to work on cross-functional teams

	 Flexibility and adaptability to work in a growing, dynamic team

	 Technical knowledge is a definite plus; along with project management experience.





Education:



Strong Preference for PhD (or Master's) in technical field

		 If no advanced degree, would need to be an extraordinary candidate 10+ years in Robotics.



Great benefits package.



contact:  lynne.west at westcontractrecruiting.net











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