Engineer - Research Engineer - Electrical Engineer - Robotics

Objectives of this Role:

• Join the Robotics Department to contribute to building advanced capabilities, technologies and solutions in the field of industrial robotics and automation that solve real-world challenges faced by our customers.
• Support electrical design, controls, and hardware integration on industrial robots, cobots, and automation control 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.
• Visit //robotics.swri.org to learn about some of the work we do.

• Communicate effectively with internal team, external clients, and industry partners.
• Design, build, debug and implement robotic and automation solutions utilizing electrical and software skills.
• 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.
• Has a special focus on electrical design for custom robotics applications.

• Requires a Bachelors, Masters or a PhD in Robotics, Mechatronics Engineering, Electrical 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.
• Strong software skills; C++ or Python preferred.
• Strong communication skills.
• Robot Operating System (ROS) experience preferred. Operational and/or research experience is required for an undergraduate candidate.
• A valid/clear driver's license is required.