Robotics Research Engineer
Ford Motor8 hours ago
Dearborn, MI, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$141k - $176k/yr
Responsibilities
- Plan, control, and coordinate motion for a heterogeneous fleet of robots in semi-structured and dynamic environments.
- Develop motion-planning and perception algorithms for robotic research platforms.
- Implement object and people classification and recognition under non-uniform lighting.
- Incorporate uncertainty models into motion planning and interaction decision-making.
- Oversee vision-based safety enhancement and enforcement in industrial settings.
- Perform visual vehicle inspections for abnormality detection and identification.
- Develop, review, implement, and deploy robotic software in C++ and Python, including embedded software.
- Deploy controls and motion-planning software on robotic hardware.
- Test system functionality using Software-in-the-Loop testing.
- Translate design requirements into functional specifications.
- Visualize and format analytics data and present it to senior engineers.
- Integrate hardware and software systems to meet functional requirements.
Requirements
- Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Robotics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field, plus two years of experience in the offered job or a related occupation.
- Alternatively, a bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in a relevant field plus five years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience.
- Two years of experience developing motion-planning or perception algorithms for robotic research platforms.
- Two years of experience using C++ and Python for programming or software development, including embedded software.
- One year of experience deploying controls and motion-planning software on robotic hardware.
- One year of experience with Software-in-the-Loop testing.
- One year of experience translating design requirements into functional specifications.
- One year of experience with data visualization, analytics-data formatting, and presenting data to senior engineers.
- One year of experience integrating hardware and software systems.
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement requiring residence within reasonable commuting distance of Ford's Dearborn, Michigan worksite.
- Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage.
- Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized backup childcare.
- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases.
- Tuition assistance.
- Employee resource groups.
- Paid time off for individual and team community service.
- Paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day.
- Paid time off with an option to purchase additional vacation time.
About Ford Motor
Ford Motor Company designs, manufactures, and sells cars, trucks, SUVs, and commercial vehicles for consumers and businesses, and provides financing through Ford Credit. A public company headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan and listed on the NYSE, it operates globally under the Ford and Lincoln brands, including electric and connected vehicles such as the F‑150 Lightning and Mustang Mach‑E. Founded in 1903, it also offers software-driven fleet, mobility, and aftersales services.