Engineer - Research Engineer - Mechanical Engineer - Robotics

10-01527

The Robotics Department develops industrial robotic, automated, and autonomous solutions for government and commercial clients across a wide range of industries.

• Contribute to solving real-world challenges by building advanced capabilities, technologies, and solutions in the field of industrial robotics and automation.
• Support mechanical design, software/controls development, hardware integration, and testing on industrial robots and custom automation hardware.
• Be part of a team with some of the brightest minds in industrial robotics.
• Find new applications, industries, and clients for novel automation capabilities.
• Activities will include work primarily at SwRI facilities/laboratories.
• Meetings as well as deployment efforts may occur at commercial and government client facilities.
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• Communicate effectively with internal team, external clients, and industry partners.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to develop technical solutions, and coordinate technical tasks with project managers and engineering staff.
• Develop hardware and/or software solutions for robotic and automated system.
• Development tasks include: design, build, debug, and implementation at client facilities.
• Coordinate individual performance goals and objectives set by the organization
• Assist in preparing proposals and cost estimates.
• Interact with customers to promote new business and develop technical requirements for projects.
• Has a special focus on mechanical design for mechanisms.

• Requires a Bachelors, Masters or a PhD in Robotics, Mechatronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or other robotics-related engineering degree.
• 0-5 years: BS candidates must have relevant academic research and/or internship experience. MS and PhD candidates must have completed graduate work related to robotics or mechatronics.
• Strong mechanical design skills;
  Experience with mechanical design, mechatronics, and/or robotics through an internship, co-op, student competition team, or graduate research is required.
• Strong software skills; C++ or Python preferred;
  Robot Operating System (ROS) experience preferred. Operational and/or research experience with software is required.
• A valid/clear driver's license is required.

Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen.

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