Software Engineer in Automation, Humanoid Robotics

Boston Dynamics
Waltham, United States of America
yesterday

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Intermediate

Job location

Waltham, United States of America

Tech stack

JIRA
C++
Computer Programming
Continuous Integration
Linux
Hardware-In-The-Loop Simulation
Python
Performance Tuning
Software Engineering
CircleCI
Multithreading
Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)
Real Time Systems
Gitlab-ci
Software Version Control
Jenkins

Job description

  • Establish tools and processes to monitor key system performance indicators (KPIs) on our HIL and simulated systems. Develop tools to ensure our automation avoids system bottlenecks, such as network bandwidth, CPU usage and available memory.
  • Develop simulated sensor models Develop, refine, and validate realistic sensor models for Atlas, including sensors, camera and actuator modeling. Collaboration with the Atlas teams to ensure the models accurately reflect noise characteristics, latency, and real-world performance.
  • Performance Optimization: Profile and optimize Python automation and test infrastructure code for speed and stability, enabling faster iteration of test runs.
  • Tooling and Infrastructure: Build and maintain Python-based test infrastructure, supporting tools, and pipelines to enhance developer efficiency and scale testing capabilities across the organization.
  • Get your hands dirty. Be familiar with how to use Atlas, develop automated test cases, and set up workflows in Jira or other tools.

Requirements

Do you have experience in System performance optimization?, * 2+ years of prior software development, with strong experience in Python for automation and scripting. Experience with C/C++ is a plus.

  • Extensive experience with performance optimization of systems, with a focus on Linux expertise.
  • Analytical expertise - ability to develop, interpret and present system reports and understand the
  • Experience with Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing and lab automation is highly desirable.
  • Experience with robotic simulations.
  • Excellent debugging skills - both overall methodology as well as knowledge of available tools.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills., * Experience with source code control, build, and CI/CD toolchains, specifically Git/GitHub, and familiarity with tools like Jenkins, CircleCI, GitLab CI/CD, or similar.
  • Experience with real-time systems and multi-threaded programming.
  • Previous experience working on legged or humanoid robot platforms.

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