At a glance
Build software for industrial robot arms, including motion planning, real-time control, and vision-based automation, helping deploy adaptive robotic systems for high-mix manufacturing.
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What you'll do
- Design and develop software for industrial robotic systems
- Implement motion planning, trajectory optimization, and real-time control algorithms
- Develop vision-based automation integrating cameras with robotics systems
- Optimize software for embedded and cloud-based platforms
- Apply software engineering practices including testing, version control, and CI/CD
- Conduct simulations and real-world experiments
- Collaborate with hardware and controls engineers
- Contribute to system architecture decisions
Requirements
- 01Strong programming skills in Python
- 02Proficiency in robotics fundamentals, including kinematics, dynamics, control theory, and state estimation
- 03Proficiency in version control, software testing, and debugging
- 04U.S. Person due to ITAR export control regulations
- 05Self-motivated problem solver
Skills
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Roles and Responsibilities
- Design and develop robust, scalable, and maintainable software for industrial robotic systems.
- Implement motion planning, trajectory optimization, and real-time control algorithms.
- Develop vision-based automation by integrating sensors (cameras) with robotics systems.
- Optimize software for performance, reliability, and deployment on embedded and cloud-based platforms.
- Apply strong software engineering principles, including code modularity, testing, version control, and CI/CD.
- Conduct simulations and real-world experiments to validate robotic system performance.
- Collaborate across disciplines, working with hardware engineers, controls engineers, etc.
- Contribute to system architecture decisions, ensuring efficiency and scalability.
Minimum Qualifications
- B.S. degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, or related fields.
- Strong programming skills in Python with a focus on software engineering best practices.
- Proficiency in robotics fundamentals, including kinematics, dynamics, control theory, and state estimation.
- Proficiency in version control (Git), software testing, and debugging techniques.
- Self-motivated problem solver who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
- Due to U.S. export control regulations (ITAR), this position is limited to U.S. Persons (U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents)
Optional Qualifications
- M.S. degree in Robotics, Computer Science, or related field.
- Experience with ROS (Robot Operating System) and/or other robotic middleware.
- Strong understanding of motion planning algorithms, trajectory generation, and real-time control.
- Familiarity with industrial robot arms, PLCs, or real-time control frameworks.
- Experience optimizing software for edge devices.
- Knowledge of distributed computing architectures.
About Pivot Robotics
Pivot Robots (YC W24) is building the AI brain for robot arms for high-mix manufacturing.
Pivot Robots combines off-the-shelf robots and vision sensors with recent breakthroughs in foundation vision models to give industrial robot arms the power to adapt. Our first product directly addresses the dangerous and unpopular task of grinding metal parts. Currently, our software is being deployed on 10+ robots at a large cast iron foundry.
Compensation: $120K - $160K
Skills: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Python, Machine Learning, Computer Vision
Experience: 1+ years