Director of Autonomous Robotics

2 months ago


Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Clearpath Robotics Full time

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly experienced and innovative Director of Autonomous Robotics to join our team at Clearpath Robotics. As a key member of our leadership team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of autonomous mobile robotics.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the definition and execution of mobile robot R&D programs, driving innovation and advancing the state-of-the-art in autonomous robotics.
  • Direct the recruitment and management of R&D-focused team members, providing technical supervision and mentorship to ensure the success of our research programs.
  • Foster relationships with academic institutions, facilitating technology transfer, dataset development, and joint publications to advance the field of autonomous robotics.
  • Ensure that Clearpath Robotics is well-represented as a technology leader in the space, through patents, publications, open-source contributions, and public presentations.
  • Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and trends in autonomous robotics, including navigation, planning, perception, mapping, deep learning, reinforcement learning, and generative AI.
  • Conduct personal prototyping and exploration of key topics of interest, driving innovation and advancing the field of autonomous robotics.

Requirements:

  • Graduate degree (PhD preferred) in Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Physics, Mathematics, or equivalent.
  • Experience successfully managing research programs with varying risk levels, TRL levels, timelines, and budgets.
  • Demonstrated experience in leading 'failed' research programs, as well as 'successful' research programs.
  • Broad familiarity with navigation, planning, perception, mapping, deep learning, reinforcement learning, generative AI, and similar topics as applicable to autonomous robots.
  • Broad familiarity with key hardware technologies and modalities covering sensing, computation, communication, and actuation.
  • Specific familiarity with one or more of the above fields, with multiple papers published in notable journals or conferences.
  • Familiarity with software development and testing methodologies and tools.
  • Experience presenting and representing your work or organization in public.
  • Hands-on experience with developing, deploying, and maintaining software for robots deployed into real-world environments.
  • Proficient with C++ and Python, and ideally more (Lua, Rust, etc).
  • Reasonable experience with key libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Ceres, or OMPL.
  • Demonstrated experience with using ROS1, ROS 2, Gazebo, CUDA, and ideally more frameworks.
  • Proficient with experimental analysis and benchmarking.


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