【Heavy Machinery Automation】Control SW Engineer

Mobile Robot, Drone, Autonomous Nav | Manipulation | Control Engineering | Simulation, Numerical Analysis

Location	Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
Company	A startup tackling difficult automation of machines leveraging AI. Co-founded by members with AI / CS background. Having successfully delivered projects such as automation of excavator, food dispensing etc., currently focuses on construction machine automation. Year of foundation: 2016 Capital: 1.6 billion yen Workforces: about 30
Job Description	As a Control Software Engineer, you will be responsible for developing control algorithms for the autonomous operations of heavy machinery, such as excavators, cranes, and bulldozers in highly uncertain environments. Your responsibilities will include: - Development of controllers for uncertain plant characteristics. - System identification of complex hydraulic systems. - Task-specific motion planning and collision avoidance. - Verification and tuning of controllers in a simulator. - Validation and testing of controllers on real hardware. - Interfacing control algorithms with the core robotics system.
Requirement	[ Minimum ] - Bachelor’s, Master’s degree or higher in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field. - 2+ Years of development experience in a collaborative environment. - Proficiency with C++ or Python, experience of work in a large codebase. - Excellent communication skills, with a proven ability to work in dynamic environments. - Proficiency in English. [ Preferred ] - Experience in the fields of industrial robotics, autonomous vehicles, or working with hydraulics. - Development experience in one or more of the following: motion planning, trajectory optimization, control theory, state estimation, optimal control, or machine learning. - Programming skills considering computational performance, maintainability, and system safety. - Experience with ROS2 or ROS. - Academic publications, patents, and/or contributions to OSS. - Experience in the certification process of automation systems in the automotive or aerospace industry. - Familiarity with Agile and the Scrum methodology. - Proficiency in the Japanese language.
English Level	Mandatory
Japanese Level	Preferred
Employment Type	Permanent

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