Staff Robotics Engineer

Join the Revolution in Agriculture Technology!

At the heart of Four Growers is a commitment to solving the most challenging issues in food production through innovation, technology, and sustainable practices. We are a dynamic group of entrepreneurs, technologists, engineers, and innovators, united by a shared passion for revolutionizing the food production industry. We are at the forefront of developing next-generation farming technologies that empower farmers to cultivate fresh, high-quality produce locally, at a low cost, and with minimal environmental impact.

YOUR ROLE

As the Staff Robotics Engineer at Four Growers, you will play a crucial role in developing cutting-edge algorithms for our harvesting robot and analytics platform. You will collaborate with a talented team of engineers and researchers to enhance our product through advanced real-time, collision-free planning techniques.

What you’ll do:

Design and build robust and scalable framework that enables rapid exploration and evaluation of different motion planning approaches and perception algorithms.

Research, develop, implement, and productionize state-of-the-art 3D planning algorithms, environment modeling techniques, and collision-aware kinematics

Interface with perception, robotics, and controls engineers in order to create a complete, real-time robotic harvesting solution

NEEDED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

6+ years research and development experience in robotics / motion planning / perception

Deep understanding of mathematical fundamentals of different algorithms

Skilled in numerical optimization techniques

Experience with optimization solvers

Proven ability to produce computationally efficient software that can meet real-time requirements

Strong sense of ownership and accountability with a commitment to delivering high quality software

Proficiency in C++

Excelling problem-solving and communication skills

HELPFUL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Experience with perception systems

Experience developing algorithms for time constrained problems

Experience with robotics arms

Experience with machine learning: deep learning, planning under uncertainty, prediction, reinforcement learning

NEEDED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

BS Degree in Robotics Engineering or related fields

DETAILS

Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Travel: required, ~1% with potential international travel

Benefits: 401k (4% match), Medical, Dental, Vision

Sponsorship: Open to sponsoring H-1B for full time employees

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