GNC Engineer, SLAM Focus

Pittsburgh, PA
Posted: 2024-11-07
KEF Robotics is hiring GNC Engineer, SLAM Focus

KEF Robotics is working on some new and very exciting projects! In order to accommodate our growing team, we are in search of a GNC engineer with a SLAM focus to help solve navigation issues in GPS-denied and uncooperative environments. Some travel is required.

What you're responsible for

  • Develop state-of-the-art autonomous drones capable of flying rapidly through challenging environments

  • Research and implement novel guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) 

  • Optimize algorithms for real-time computation on embedded platforms

  • Improve physics based simulation environments and validate autonomous behavior within simulation

What we are looking for

  • Empathetic and collaborative team player 

  • Proficiency with C++ and Python

  • Experience with robotics state estimation and simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) algorithms

  • Experience programming for embedded environments

  • Familiarity with Linux and Linux tools

  • Experience developing computer vision algorithms

  • Familiarity with nonlinear optimization techniques

Bonus Skills

  • Machine learning and experience programming within a popular ML framework (TensorFlow, PyTorch, etc)

  • GPU programming (CUDA / OpenCL)

  • Field and lab testing experience

  • Familiarity with ROS / ROS 2 (Robot Operating System)

  • Unreal Engine / Unity experience

  • Julia programming experience

  • Clear, concise technical writing skills

KEF Robotics would be a great fit for you if you

  • Are self starter with an entrepreneurial spirit

  • Love a team that truly cares about what they do and how they do it

  • Are a tinkerer

  • Are a low-key badass

Why others have joined KEF

  • To be the best in the world at a new emerging technology

  • To be surrounded by the smartest, most passionate people

  • To work in an environment that values work/life balance and mental health

Salary
USD 110,000 per year USD 150,000 per year
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