As a Senior Software Engineer in Robotics, you will develop advanced robotic manipulation software, collaborate with hardware engineers, and provide mentorship to junior staff.
About the Job:
Berkshire Grey is a leader in the field of AI and robotics, providing innovative solutions for e-commerce, retail replenishment, and logistics. Our technology automates complex pick, pack, and sort operations.
In the role of Senior Software Engineer, Robotics, focusing on manipulation, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing the capabilities of our robotic solutions. Your work will involve developing advanced software that enables robots to interact with their environments in completing complex, real-world tasks.
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and support advanced robotic manipulation software deployed in production environments.
- Create high-performance software solutions for robotic manipulation, focusing on motion planning, kinematics, control strategies and motion execution, to enhance the robotic solutions.
- Utilize and extend simulation software environments to test and refine manipulation development, ensuring expected and robust performance.
- Work closely with hardware engineers, product managers, and other software teams to integrate capabilities into our broader robotic systems.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers.
- Communicate technical priorities and status.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Computer Science, or a closely related field.
- 4+ years professional software development experience in a production environment.
- Strong development expertise in Python.
- Understanding of parallel/distributed systems and asynchronous/concurrent programming.
- Experience with development and integration of drivers for robotic hardware, particularly robotic arms.
- Experience in developing APIs and SDKs for robotic systems.
- Experience in developing RESTful interfaces, gRPC services/clients, etc.
- Familiarity with system design and design patterns.
- Experience with Git, code reviews, and automated testing (unit, integration, and hardware-in-the-loop).
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team setting and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Robotics, Computer Science or a closely related field.
- 6+ years of experience in software development in a production environment.
- Experience with ROS/ROS2.
- Experience in designing and implementing software and algorithms for motion planning, motion execution, multi-arm coordination, robotic kinematics, and/or environment representation.
- Familiarity with robotics simulation tools and test environments.
- Familiarity with the Linux ecosystem.
- Familiarity with Python’s asyncio library.
- Programming experience in C++.
- Experience with NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB).
Why Berkshire Grey?
- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI-powered robotic solutions that are transforming the supply chain and logistics industry.
- A culture of innovation and collaboration, with a commitment to professional development and growth.
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package.
6110-2506DS
Top Skills
C++
Git
MongoDB
Nosql Databases
Python
Ros
Ros2
Berkshire Grey Bedford, Massachusetts, USA Office
140 South Road, Bedford, MA, United States, 01730
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