Robotics Software Engineer
Voyager Technologies, Inc.13 hours ago
Pittsburgh, PA, USAMid Level
Base Salary
$110k - $160k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain perception software for autonomous rovers and robotic spacecraft.
- Develop stereo vision and LiDAR algorithms for visual-inertial odometry, hazard detection and avoidance, mapping, and localization.
- Build sensor fusion pipelines combining camera, LiDAR, IMU, RF, and navigation measurements.
- Implement feature detection, image registration, optical flow, and point cloud processing pipelines.
- Design kinematics-informed motion control, path planning, and behavior control systems for surface vehicles.
- Optimize robotics software for embedded ARM processors and heterogeneous platforms including GPUs and FPGAs.
- Integrate robotics algorithms into flight software architectures.
- Develop simulation tools and sensor models for algorithm and system development and validation.
- Develop automated testing, hardware-in-the-loop, and software-in-the-loop verification frameworks.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Aerospace, or a related field.
- At least 2 years of hands-on work experience developing algorithms for challenging real-world problems; advanced degrees may substitute for experience.
- Familiarity with modern C++ and Python.
- Preferred: MS or PhD in Computer Science or a related field.
- Preferred: experience shipping production software in a Linux environment.
- Preferred: background in sensor processing, robotics, and guidance, navigation, and control systems.
- Preferred: experience field-testing and troubleshooting complete robotic systems in relevant environments.
- Preferred: technical knowledge of perception algorithms, computer vision, 3D point-cloud processing, state estimation, sensor fusion, and SLAM.
- Preferred: experience with camera, LiDAR, radar, IMU, and GPS sensor modalities.
- Preferred: experience with GIS, spatial transformations, map projections, and digital elevation models.
- Preferred: experience training and deploying deep learning models for AI/ML applications.
- Applicants must be a U.S. Person and eligible to obtain required export authorizations.
Benefits
- Flexible Time Off.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and families, with significant company premium coverage and many benefits paid at 100% for employees.
- Flexible gym memberships with 12,700+ nationwide options and free on-demand workout videos.
- 401(k) plan with a 50% company match on contributions up to 8%.
- Company wellness programs, voluntary benefits, and employee support resources.
- Opportunity to work with a talented team in an innovative, mission-driven environment.
- The position is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
About Voyager Technologies, Inc.
Voyager Technologies, Inc. builds defense and space systems for government, national security, and commercial space customers, spanning satellite communications, sensing, and mission hardware/software. Headquartered in Denver and founded in 2019, the public company supports civil, commercial, and government missions from ground to space. Its work includes manufacturing and fabrication in Colorado—such as at Voyager Energetics—supporting mission-critical production and facility build-outs.