Medraai

Robotics Software Engineer

San Francisco. Posted 4 months ago

The role

You will develop robotic solutions to manipulate and control biology tools designed for humans. You will implement motion planning algorithms, use computer vision, and integrate software in simulation and on physical robots.

What you will do

  • Develop robotic solutions to manipulate and control biology tools designed for humans
  • Develop and implement motion planning algorithms to avoid collisions in a complex and dynamic environment
  • Use computer vision to work with consumables and equipment that humans use
  • Integrate, test, and debug software solutions in simulation and on physical robots
  • Work with partner scientists at customer labs to understand pain points and guide implementation
  • Identify opportunities for simplification and design for scalability

Required qualifications

  • 4+ years of experience designing and building algorithms for robotics systems
  • Experience or familiarity with robot arm manipulators
  • Proficient in Python
  • Relevant research/work experience in motion planning and trajectory optimization, kinematics and dynamics, and control
  • Experience with software engineering tools and best practices in production
  • A hacker’s mindset
  • A willingness to wear many hats / a flexible attitude towards responsibilities and scope
  • BS/MS/Ph.D. in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent experience

Nice to have

  • Experience with robotic simulation systems such as PyBullet or MuJoCo
  • Experience with robotics in a laboratory or manufacturing environment
  • Understanding of software communication protocols (ZMQ, Redis, gRPC, etc…)
  • Contribution to software for a hardware product that shipped
  • Experience with robotics manipulation

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Medical insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Relocation benefits
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Weekday dinners

About the company

Medra is building a Physical AI Scientist platform. The team consists of engineers from companies like Tesla, Amazon, SpaceX, and Neuralink.

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