Robotics Software Engineer

• We’re a team of passionate, mission-driven engineers from companies like Tesla, Amazon, SpaceX, and Neuralink. We’re collaborative and love moving fast, both with our product and on team trips skiing or go-karting!
• As a team, we love nerding out about engineering and robotics - plus other topics like race cars or cooking. We like learning new things and then sharing our new knowledge with each other.
• Our team is opinionated and straightforward. We don’t mind intense discussions about design tradeoffs. If we have arguments or miscommunication, we resolve conflicts quickly and empathetically., * Develop robotic solutions to manipulate and control biology tools designed for humans
• Develop and implement motion planning algorithms to avoid collisions in a complex and dynamic environment
• Use computer vision to work with consumables and equipment that humans use
• Integrate, test, and debug software solutions in simulation and on physical robots
• Work with partner scientists at customer labs to understand their pain points, ideate on creative solutions, decompose into individual projects, and guide implementation and deployment
• Besides your focus on robustness and performance, you’ll be expected to identify opportunities for simplification, and to design for scalability
• This position is 100% in-person, you must be able to come on-site to our San Francisco office. We do not offer hybrid roles at Medra. We do offer relocation benefits for applicants that need to relocate.

Robotics Software, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Analysis Skills, Team Player, Automotive Engineering, Cook Dishes, Robotics, Car Racing, Biology, * 4+ years of experience designing and building algorithms for robotics systems

• Experience or familiarity with robot arm manipulators
• Proficient in Python
• Relevant research/work experience in one or more of the following areas: motion planning and trajectory optimization, kinematics and dynamics, and control.
• Experience with software engineering tools and best practices in production
• A hacker’s mindset - getting quickly to a good-enough solution
• A willingness to wear many hats / a flexible attitude towards responsibilities and scope
• BS/MS/Ph.D. in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent experience, * Experience with robotic simulation systems such as PyBullet or MuJoCo
• Experience with robotics in a laboratory or manufacturing environment
• Understanding of software communication protocols (ZMQ, Redis, gRPC, etc…)
• Contribution to software for a hardware product that shipped
• Experience with robotics manipulation

• Medical insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Relocation benefits
• Unlimited PTO
• Weekday dinners