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LEAD ENGINEER - SR. RESEARCH ENGINEER - Robotics and Mechanical Engineering

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southwest research institute fulltimeSan Antonio (TX)

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Who We Are: The Robotics Department develops industrial robotic, automated, and autonomous solutions for government and commercial clients across a wide range of industries. Objectives of this Role: Contribute to building advanced capabilities, technologies, and solutions in the field of industrial robotics and automation that solve real-world challenges faced by our customers. Support novel development of optimization-based path planning, perception systems, surface reconstruction, hardware integration, and testing on industrial robots, mobile manipulators, and custom automation hardware. Contribute expertise to technical proposals for novel robotics and automation capabilities. Serve as a technical or project lead for mechanical, electromechanical, controls, and autonomy for robotic platforms. Ideate novel solutions and mentor junior robotics staff. Establish a substantial and consistent record of successful proposals and/or extensive business development. Daily and Monthly Responsibilities: Develop novel hardware and software solutions for robotic and automated systems and provide technical leadership to project teams. Develop technical requirements for new projects. Development tasks include: design, build, hardware integration, debug, and implementation at client facilities. Communicate effectively with internal team, external clients, and industry partners. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to develop technical solutions, and coordinate technical tasks with project managers and other engineering staff. Coordinate individual performance goals and objectives set by the organization as well as provide leadership to project teams to help realize organizational objectives.
Requirements: Requires a Bachelors, Masters or a PhD in Robotics, Mechatronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or other robotics-related engineering degree. 10-15 years: Relevant industry experience with mechanical engineering and design including technical team or project leadership at an organization such as a manufacturer, robotics company, robotics integrator, etc. 4+ years: Solid modeling (Solidworks or similar) and high-level programming software skills (C++ or Python required). Robot Operating System (ROS, ROS2) experience. A valid/clear driver's license is required.

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