Systems Engineer - Robotics and Calibration

Responsibilities

• Setting up and maintaining data collection SW and HW including OS/firmware updates and connection to sensor components.
• Basic SW (mostly C++) debugging, understand different kinds of error analysis and communicate with other Research Engineers and Scientists.
• Consumer devices HW bring-up and functionalities verification.
• Design and execute experiments to validate product quality and investigate HW/SW issues.
• Design and commission automation procedures for robotics experiments.
• Perform devices calibration with proprietary equipment.
• Commission and operate complex measurement and test equipment.
• Documentation of various processes and techniques with help from the core team.

Qualifications (Must have)

• BSc/MSc/PhD in Physics, Mathematics, Aerospace Engineering, Optical Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related experience.
• Track record of software development following software engineering best practices (C++ or Python).
• Hardware Engineering experience or educational background (one of Mechanical, Mechatronics, Electrical, Systems, Optical).
• Experience in system level troubleshooting: mechanical, electrical, optical, firmware, OS, software failures.

Qualifications (Nice to have)

• Experience working on applied research and/or product development involving joint hardware/software design, development, and integration.
• Experience in designing and operating robotic systems.
• Knowledge of optics including imaging, illumination, radiometry and photometry, physical and geometric optics, statistics, and polarization.
• Experience in statistical methods for data analytics.
• Experience as manufacturing engineer.
• Conversational in Chinese (Mandarin).

Top 3 must-have HARD skills:

• BSc or MSc degree in Engineering or Physics and/or apprenticeship in electronics or related field.
• Familiarity with C/C++, basic statistics, error analysis.
• Familiarity with Linux systems.
• Scripting / configuration editing.
• Experience with laboratory work and ideally experimental hardware.
• Good communication skills.

Good to have skills:

• Software development experience in C++, Python, and/or Bash.
• Troubleshooting driver problems on Linux.
• Robot control or mechatronics experience. In particular:
• Controlling linear motion stages.
• Controlling hexapod positioners.
• Controlling robot arms.
• Knowledge about camera optics and acquisition settings.
• Experience with VR or AR systems.
• Data analysis and visualization.