ICAV Cluster Hiring for Robotics Software Engineer (Path/Motion Planning Algorithm Developer) Job at Coventry, England Full Time

Our client is a leading UK driverless vehicle and mobility company expanding internationally and on a mission to find the very best people to be part of our success and join the driverless revolution that will disrupt and transform the world of transport. They are recruiting a Robotics Software Engineer (Path/Motion Planning Algorithm Developer) for it’s Autonomous Vehicles R&D Team.

You will have real vehicles running in Coventry for testing. You will work with other team members to solve and integrate work from 3 different continents (Europe, Australia, Asia). The team is very diverse, and always look for people with high quality and good grasping of different domains in robotics and outside robotics. Team always urge You to design and give your opinion and request inquisitive, creative minds to solve our challenges.

Roles:

• ​​​​Contribute in the developing of state-of-art algorithms in one or more areas of the Motion planning stack to ensure comfortability and safety
• Working with Senior members to discuss and plan new algorithms and strategies.
• Optimize the runtime and memory efficiency of the onboard Motion Planning software.
• Document, review and maintain high-standard code.
• Develop low-level control algorithms to actuate the vehicle and design metrics to measure performance.

Essential Requirements:

• ​​Solid theoretical background in Motion planning problem in one or more areas: Decision making, behavioral planning, .MPC for planning and control.
• Solid theoretical background in machine learning and its sub-areas (Deep Learning, Reinforcement Learning) applied in Robotics
• BSc degree in Computer Science, Robotics or related field
• Strong skill in modern C++ , ROS 1&2 , unit tests and software engineer best practices. Python is an extra but not required.
• Experience working on simulation environment
• 1+ years of industry experience writing production-quality, performance-critical code, and maintaining large codebases is desired

Nice to Have:

• ​​MSc in Computer Science, Robotics or related field
• Experience working with vehicle interfaces, including CAN or Ethernet network
• Experience in deploying autonomous systems in real-world scenarios (ideally in Autonomous Vehicles but any other filed is acceptable)
• Experience working with one or more MP sub-areas such as: graph or sampling-based planning in high-dimensional state spaces, computational geometry, behavioral planning and decision making, planning under uncertainty (POMDPs etc.),model-predictive planning and control, convex optimization, reinforcement learning, imitation learning, etc.
• Academic research background with publication history in relevant conferences/journals

In return, they offer a great package that includes training, development, succession planning, a structured career path and a healthy bonus related to hitting key personal and company milestones.

If joining a growing cutting-edge technology organisation with great prospects in an emerging £billion sector and working with a brilliant motivated team appeals to you, please apply with an up to date CV as soon as possible, along with your availability and your salary expectations.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Apprenticeship, Internship
Contract length: 3-6 months
Part-time hours: 20 per week

Additional pay:

• Performance bonus

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Flexible schedule

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Coventry, CV1 2HG: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• What is your current situation?
• If working why are you looking to leave? If not working, where did you work and why did you leave?
• What is your current salary?
• What salary are you looking for?
• What relevant experience/qualifications do you have for this position?
• What are your strengths?
• What are your weaknesses?
• What have been your key achievements in your current role?
• Putting money to one side, what else motivates you?
• How is your job hunting going, what kind of positions have you gone for, any interviews?
• What is your notice period?

Experience:

• Robotics Motion & Path Planning: 1 year (preferred)
• Robot Operating System (ROS): 1 year (preferred)