Stealth robotics startup looking for manipulation/perception/software robotics engineers

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From Sachin Chitta via ros-users@

We are a well-funded stealth robotics startup in Silicon Valley developing advanced robotic applications. The members of our team have been creators/prime architects/developers of some of the most popular open-source software for manipulation and robotics including MoveIt!, Rviz, Arm Navigation and ROS-Control, used by hundreds of researchers, universities and companies around the world.

We are looking for full-time and intern positions in motion planning, perception and manipulation starting immediately. 


** Motion Planning and Manipulation Engineer (Full-time or Intern) **
Experience: Bachelors, Masters or PhD in Robotics, Computer Science or Equivalent Degree
Must haves:
- Experience writing motion planners/controllers and applying them to real world manipulation problems
- Experience with MoveIt!/OMPL/SBPL/ROS-Control or any other motion planning/manipulation software
- Strong C++ skills with 3 or more years of experience
- Strong system integration skills
Nice to have:
- ROS experience
- Python experience
- Experience working with industrial robots


** Perception Engineer (Full-time or Intern) **
Experience: Bachelors, Masters or PhD in Robotics, Computer Science or Equivalent Degree
Must haves:
- Experience writing fast, advanced 2D/3D computer vision software
- Experience developing state of the art algorithms with PCL and/or OpenCV
- Strong C++ skills with 3 or more years of experience
Nice to have:
- Experience integrating motion planning, perception and control for manipulation
- ROS experience
- Python experience
- GPU based development


** Robotics Software Engineer/Architect(Full-time or Intern) **
We are looking for people who have been key developers/architects of a robotics or other software package.
Experience: Bachelors, Masters or PhD in Robotics, Computer Science or Equivalent Degree
Must haves:
- Experience architecting complex robotics or other software infrastructure (3+ years)
- Extremely strong C++ skills
- Extremely strong Linux skills
- Experience with build and distribution systems
Nice to have:
- ROS Experience
- MoveIt! Experience


You will get to work with one of the best teams in manipulation in the world developing revolutionary robotic applications. All candidates must be willing to move to the SF Bay Area.

If you are interested in any of these positions, please email a resume including a link to robotics or other projects you have worked on and a link to publicly available code that you have written to robot.moveit@gmail.com. We do not work with recruiters. 

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