Robot Mechatronics Engineer

Location: Martinez, CA

Hello Robot is working towards a future where robots are fun, useful, and inclusive. Our  product, Stretch 3 - a mobile manipulation platform for research and education- has one of the world’s largest user communities and has been featured in IEEE Spectrum and TechCrunch. Stretch is present in top tier research institutions, Fortune 500 companies, and startups. We’re looking for talented individuals who are passionate about building technology that makes a positive impact in society.

WHO ARE WE?

We’re a small team with extensive robotics experience, and we’re committed to building a future where personal home robots are helping people in millions of homes.  We design, assemble, and test our robots in-house at our headquarters Martinez, CA (30-minute drive from Berkeley). Hello Robot has a world-class founding team with Dr. Aaron Edsinger, previously the Director of Robotics at Google, and Dr. Charlie Kemp – formerly a tenured professor at Georgia Tech.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

As a Robot Mechatronics  Engineer you’ll have a critical role in developing the next generation of the Stretch product. You’ll wear multiple hats, spanning sensors, actuators, firmware, control, and low-level software. You will:

• Design, build, and implement electromechanical robotic systems

• Develop and evaluate feedback systems and control algorithms.

• Develop algorithms for sensor fusion and robot state estimation given a suite of multi-modal sensors

• Develop sensorimotor behaviors to ensure safe and responsive performance

• Bring prototypes up, assist in debugging and keeping them running

• Develop and monitor metrics for measuring product performance.

• Proactively identify and mitigate technical development risks.

ABOUT YOU

Please note that the list below likely misses attributes or skills that could make you a great fit for the role. Research has shown this applies especially to women and other marginalized groups, who tend to apply only if they check 100% of every box. If you feel you’d be a good fit for this role, please don’t hesitate to apply! 

We love working with smart, passionate, and creative people. We’re looking for the following qualities in a team member:

• Intrinsically motivated self-starter, able to balance the good against the perfect

• Excited to work in a fast-paced, highly-iterative, startup environment

• Exceptional organizational and time management skills

• Excellent communication skills and team player

• Excited to roll up your sleeves and do hands-on hardware design, build, debug, and test

• Ability to commute to our office in Martinez, CA

Technical Skills and Experience

• BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering/Mechatronics/Electrical Engineering/Software Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience

• Minimum of 2 years of industry experience in designing, developing, and integrating mechatronic systems 

• Experience with system integration, development, and testing on physical robots

• Proficient in robotics development (e.g. kinematics, dynamics, control theory, modelling, calibration)

• Experience with communication protocols like SPI, I2C, Ethernet, etc

• Experience with firmware development for Raspberry Pi and Arduino

• Proficiency in Python and Git

• Proficiency in CAD/Solidworks and rapid prototyping experience

• Proficiency in working with Linux tools, packages, and drivers

Location

This is a full-time role at our headquarters in Martinez, CA.

How to apply

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