Robotics Engineer - ATAS

Overview:

The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit, applied research division of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech).Founded in 1934 as the Engineering Experiment Station, GTRI has grown to more than 2,900 employees, supporting eight laboratories in over 20 locations around the country and performing more than $940 million of problem-solving research annually for government and industry.

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The GTRI Robotics and Autonomous Systems Division is looking for Scientists and Engineers specializing in robotic algorithm development, field-testing, and dynamical systems control. You will be joining a growing robotics division primarily focused on the development of real-time algorithms for robotics applications, including but not limited to multi-robot collaboration, swarming, path planning, navigation, world-modeling, and task allocation for aerial and surface robots.

A robotics engineer develops the hardware and/or software that enables electro-mechanical systems to perform a series of tasks with little or no human involvement. The robotics engineer can develop the mechanical mechanisms that form the robot, integrate sensors such as cameras and LIDAR systems into the system, or develop the algorithms to allow the robot or autonomous system to sense its environment, plan its actions, and then execute the plan.

This position contributes to the fundamental and applied understanding of robotic and autonomous systems. The robotics researcher develops the advanced autonomous planning, coordination, perception and control algorithms that enable a mobile robot or team of robots to operate in dynamic environments. The engineer can also interface with perceptual, actuation, communication and other systems to enable the robot to sense, plan actions, coordinate actions according to mission plans and execute the plans.

This position may incorporate a fundamental understanding of robotic control and path planning as well as an applied understanding of robotics systems.

• Perform signal processing tasks with more limited direction from supervisor.
• Develop expertise in specific areas.
• Contribute to white papers and proposals with supporting background or data analysis.
• Contribute to technical reports/presentations of projects, journal articles, and conference presentations.

• Perform autonomous robotic algorithm development and validation tasks with limited direction from supervisor.
• Analyze experimental robotic system logs to determine performance with limited direction from supervisor.
• Develop expertise in specific areas such as controls, software development, behavior development.
• Contribute to white papers and proposals with supporting background or data analysis.
• Contribute to technical reports/presentations of projects, journal articles, and conference presentations.

• Candidates currently enrolled in an accredited degree program relevant to this position will be considered. The candidate must have a graduation date of no later than May 2026.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with state-of-the-art algorithms on real-world mobile robot systems, including field test experimentation or robotic competitions.
• Experience with C++, Python, ROS, Linux, and/or robotic simulation engines like Gazebo and SCRIMMAGE.

• Active Secret Clearance.
• Experience with fast prototyping in MATLAB and/or Python as well as transitioning and deploying these algorithms into C++ for real-time operation on a robot in real-world environments.
• Experience in one or more of the following is desirable:
  • multi-robot teams
  • Path planning and navigation
  • Behavior-based robotics
  • Optimal control and estimation
  • Machine learning for robotic…