Staff Software Engineer - Localization and Mapping

April 27

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Agility Robotics

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Hardware • Artificial Intelligence • Enterprise

Agility Robotics is a leading manufacturer of mobile manipulation robots, known for their humanoid robot Digit. The company focuses on deploying its robots in commercial settings, such as material handling workflows, to enhance productivity across various industries including third-party logistics, manufacturing, and retail & eCommerce. With their innovative cloud automation solution, Agility Arc, these robots provide game-changing automation solutions. Agility Robotics aims to revolutionize labor by integrating humanoid robots in settings where meaningful work and economic value are crucial.

201 - 500 employees

Founded 2017

🔧 Hardware

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🏢 Enterprise

📋 Description

• Agility Robotics is deploying humanoid robots that are solving real-world challenges in logistics and manufacturing. • Perceiving and understanding the world is critical to Digit’s success in these applications. • The Perception team is looking for a staff software engineer to own the design and development of localization and mapping algorithms. • As technical lead you will own the architecture and technical roadmap for the localization and mapping team. • Design, develop, and deploy algorithms that enable large scale warehouse navigation, collision aware motion planning in dynamic environments, and scene understanding. • Drive the development of state of the art perception algorithms, from initial research and prototyping to deployment. • Promote best practices in architecture, design, and testing to deliver high-quality, scalable software. • Collaborate with navigation, manipulation and hardware teams to align perception capabilities with product requirements.

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of experience deploying localization and mapping algorithms on mobile robots with at least a year of experience in a technical leadership role. • Strong mathematical fundamentals in 3D geometry, linear algebra, probability theory, and numerical optimization. • Deep proficiency in related technical areas such as (but not limited to) factor graphs, visual/LiDAR inertial odometry, bundle adjustment, sensor fusion, and filtering. • Familiar with local obstacle map representations such as voxel maps and truncated/euclidian signed distance fields. • Experience designing and optimizing algorithms for efficient execution across CPU and GPU architectures. • Bonus Qualifications: • Experience with machine learning based SLAM approaches. • Experience in 6 DOF object tracking. • Publications in your field (CVPR, ICCV, RSS, ICRA preferred).

🏖️ Benefits

• 401(k) Plan: Includes a 6% company match. • Equity: Company stock options. • Insurance Coverage: 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short/long-term disability insurance for employees. • Benefit Start Date: Eligible for benefits on your first day of employment. • Well-Being Support: Employee Assistance Program (EAP). • Time Off: • Exempt Employees: Flexible, unlimited PTO and 10 company holidays, including a winter shutdown. • Non-Exempt Employees: 10 vacation days, paid sick leave, and 10 company holidays, including a winter shutdown, annually. • On-Site Perks: Catered lunches twice a week and a variety of healthy snacks and refreshments at our Salem and Pittsburgh locations. • Parental Leave: Generous paid parental leave programs. • Work Environment: A culture that supports flexible work arrangements. • Growth Opportunities: Professional development and tuition reimbursement programs. • Relocation Assistance: Provided for eligible roles.