Robotics Application Engineer

Company: Agility Robotics
Location: Albany
Posted on: April 8, 2021

Job Description:

At Agility Robotics, we are building the world's first-to-market bipedal humanoid robot designed to operate in human spaces, with humans, for humans, and around humans. This new robot, Digit, is a platform for physical work in human spaces, turning basic labor into a software application. We focus on creating robots that are useful in the real world with features such as long battery life, mobility over all human-accessible terrain, great force-sensitive physical interaction capabilities, excellent human interaction, and a clear path to affordable hardware and large deployments in the real world.We are looking for people to join our team who are as excited as we are to solve these complex problems. Be part of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to transform the Robotics industry. With a culture of internal mobility, there's an opportunity to thrive in a variety of disciplines and make an impact on our future. Join us to solve one of today's most interesting robotics engineering challenges and see the results of your work. Responsibilities: Agility's Application Engineers play a leading role in the company's market expansion effort. They work closely with Agility sales to identify and clarify customer requirements and advocate for a Digit solution. He or she will develop and operate Digit demonstrations for customer visits and trade shows. After the sale, the Application Engineer works closely with the Agility operations team on robot installation, customer training, and helping the customer develop new Digit applications. He or she will develop robot documentation to support Digit operation, maintenance, and API use.This position offers the opportunity for an accomplished and creative Engineer to help field state-of-the-art bipeds into a variety of market applications. As such, he or she will strongly influence future product development through frequent interaction with Agility engineering and senior management.Qualifications:* Greater than 3 years of experience developing or supporting mobile robot solutions* B.S. or M.S. in computer science, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or similar* Comfortable with hands-on robot operation, particularly in high impact customer demonstrations* Willingness and ability to learn Digit robot hardware and software architecture and basic legged locomotion principles* Strong programming ability to integrate software through Digit API. * Experience with Python is strongly preferred. * Experience with JavaScript and JSON a plus* Good listening, verbal, and written communication skills * At least 33% travel requiredBenefits:* Competitive compensation package* Equity for all employees* Employer-matched 401K retirement plan* High-quality health, dental and vision insurance* Five weeks of vacation* Unlimited sick days* Strong work-life balance emphasis * Relocation assistance provided

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