Senior Automation Engineer leading automation projects at Etex. Focused on improving operational excellence and technological innovation in industrial processes.
About the role
- Develop control algorithms for autonomous operations of heavy machinery (excavators, cranes, bulldozers)
- Develop robotic manipulation and locomotion control algorithms for complex construction machinery
- Design and implement task-specific motion planning and collision avoidance algorithms for autonomous operations in unstructured environments
- Develop state estimation algorithms for joint states and odometry using sensors such as GNSS, IMU, and tilt sensors
- Verify controller performance and tune algorithms through extensive, hands-on testing on real-world machinery, including occasional multi-day business trips to field sites within Japan
- Integrate control modules with the company's core robotics software architecture, ensuring robustness and performance
- Combine simulation and field experiments for testing and verification of algorithms
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Robotics, Computer Science, or a related field; or equivalent professional experience
- Development experience in one or more of: motion planning, trajectory optimization, control theory, state estimation, or optimal control
- 2+ years of professional experience developing production-level software as part of an engineering team
- High proficiency in modern C++ and Python within a Linux environment
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to proactively engage with various stakeholders
- Proficiency in English
- (Preferred) Experience in industrial robotics, autonomous vehicles, or heavy machinery with complex hydraulic systems
- (Preferred) Expertise in modeling the dynamics of complex multi-body systems
- (Preferred) Experience writing safety-critical, real-time software
- (Preferred) Development experience with ROS or ROS2
- (Preferred) Familiarity with modern software development practices, including unit testing and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing
- (Preferred) Familiarity with Agile and the Scrum methodology
- (Preferred) Proficiency in Japanese
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Full-flex work hours and hybrid work model
- Support and training for language and technical skills
- Complete health, pension, and social insurance
- Fully covered commuting expenses
- Company laptop and smartphone
- Visa support
- Two days off per week
- Flexible national holidays
- Year-end and New Year holidays
- Annual paid leave that increases with tenure, starting with 10 days in your first year
- Sick leave
- Parental leave
- Nursing care leave
- Congratulatory and condolence leave
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