Lead the design and optimization of navigation algorithms for autonomous mobile robots, collaborating with teams and mentoring engineers.
About this role:
Pickle is seeking a dynamic, driven Senior Software Engineer, Navigation, to enhance the speed and safety of our autonomous mobile robots. If you are experienced with and passionate about navigation and controls algorithms for mobile robots, and thrive on solving real-world robotics challenges, we’d love to hear from you.
What You’ll Accomplish:
- Lead a team of engineers to design and optimize navigation and mobility controls algorithms to enhance the speed and safety of our autonomous mobile robot.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate your contributions into the broader hardware and software system.
- Play a key role in designing and contributing to the architecture of scalable software systems that support the deployment of multiple robots in diverse and dynamic environments.
- Act as a mentor to other software engineers to improve the team’s overall capabilities in planning and control
Who You Are:
- A software engineer with over 5 years of experience or a Master's Degree or higher with 3 years of experience working in robotics environments.
- Industry experience developing navigation algorithms for mobile robots is required.
- Proficient in Python. Experience with C++ is a strong plus. Experienced with motion planning and controls for robotics systems, with a strong understanding of navigation systems and non-holonomic mobile robots.
- Experience with mathematical optimization for motion planning is strongly preferred.
- Experienced leading a team of engineers through a Scrum process is preferred.
- Collaborative and communicative, focusing discussions on problem-solving ideas and experiments to drive product innovation.
- Experienced in working with complex algorithms and capable of optimizing for performance and reliability.
- Detail-oriented, but with a system-level mindset. Capable of debugging complex problems while maintaining system integrity.
- Willing to work in the office from our Charlestown, MA location at least three days per week.
Pay at Pickle
At Pickle Robot Company, we believe transparency builds trust. The salary range listed here is provided in accordance with Massachusetts law and reflects what we reasonably and in good faith expect to offer for this role. We often consider candidates at different levels of seniority, and final compensation will reflect the level at which a candidate is hired, along with factors like experience and location.
About Pickle Robot
Want to get in on the ground floor of a fast-growing, VC-backed robotics company? Join Pickle Robot! We build systems that companies and their teams love.
Pickle robots unload trucks. Every day, millions of trucks and containers are loaded and unloaded, often requiring manual labor—tough, dirty, dangerous, and hard to staff. Pickle automates this process using AI, machine learning, and robotics to deliver reliable products. Our Unload Systems work with teams on loading docks to make the job safer, faster, and more efficient.
Pickle provides best-in-class benefits including health, dental, & vision insurance; unlimited vacation, along with all federal and state holidays; 401K contributions of 5% your salary, travel supplies, and other items to make your working life more fun, comfortable, and productive.
Top Skills
C++
Python
Pickle Robot Company Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA Office
Cambridge, MA, United States, 02139
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