Software Engineer

Company: The MathWorks, Inc.
Location: Natick, MA
Posted on: May 2, 2017

Job Description:

Working under the direction of the Engineering - Senior Team Lead 3,

will be responsible for developing new technologies to enable MATLAB and

Simulink to work with humanoid and mobile robotics platforms; developing

algorithms for analyzing robot dynamics and for planning and controlling

robot motion; working closely with the team to identify trends in

robotics technology in order to develop leading-edge product

capabilities; developing MATLAB and Simulink libraries for robotics

algorithms related to planning, control and kinematics; investigating

and incorporating third-party robotics libraries and tools;

participating in all stages of design, implementation, testing, and

product release; keeping up to date on the fast moving robotics

technology landscape; and demonstrating product capabilities to

educators and researchers and incorporating their feedback.

Education and Experience:

Master’s degree or higher (or foreign education equivalent) in

Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Operations

Research or Mathematics and no experience.

OR

Bachelor’s degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Engineering,

Computer Science, Information Technology, Operations Research or

Mathematics and five (5) years of experience in job offered or five (5)

years of experience in system development or doctoral research in

humanoid robotic manipulation and optimization.

Special Requirements:

• Demonstrated expertise programming in C/C++, Python, and MATLAB;

and developing packages for Robot Operating System (ROS).

• Demonstrated expertise building a customized dynamic simulation

environment for robot manipulators and humanoid robots (including the

graphical frontend) using C++.

• Demonstrated expertise in the design of control and planning

algorithms for robot manipulators and humanoid robots; and converting

algorithms to practical C/C++ code that runs on physical robot hardware.

• Demonstrated expertise implementing backend nonlinear

optimization solvers -- trust-region solver and active-set solvers --

for robotic-centered applications.

[Expertise may be gained during Graduate program.]

For the position listed above, interested candidates may search by job

code 17112 for specific job details and requirements and apply online on

the Careers Page at http://www.mathworks.com/company/jobs

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