Senior Robotics Engineer (Manipulation)

As a Senior Robotics Engineer at PickNik Robotics, you'll be our go-to expert for getting robot arms to do real work in the real world. You'll own manipulation solutions end-to-end on MoveIt Pro (http://picknik.ai/pro): motion planning, IK, reachability, collision avoidance, and grasping. You’ll help integrate the surrounding hardware and tune each arm until it executes the customer's task reliably and within cycle-time. You'll work directly with customers to take their toughest manipulation challenges from concept to deployment, on robots around the world (and in outer space!).Am I a good fit?You love robotics and have a passion for creating the next generation of robot softwareAre excited to be part of a team of robotics expertsShould work efficiently, be ready to learn, and have great attention to detailDesire to contribute to robotics projects solving big problemsAbility to collaborate with teams around the worldRequirementsBachelors in Robotics, Computer Science, a related robotics-focused field, or equivalent industry experience6+ years of professional work experienceROS knowledge and experience with ROS hardware integrationProven track record of innovation in applying algorithms and advancing roboticsUnderstanding of motion planning, control, perception, and simulationDemonstrated ability, either through previous projects, advanced education/research, and/or knowledge of the robotics fieldBe able to travel approximately every other month to customer sites & conferences. Less than 20% of the time. Live in the Boulder/Denver area and have the ability to be in-office at least 3 days per week. Some preferred skills/experience:MoveIt, Nav2, Mujoco, diffusion policy or other embodied AI libraries, PCL, OpenCV, or other robotic libraries are advantageousCommon open source libraries and tools such as Eigen and BoostWillingness to use and adapt to AI coding, writing, and technical tools