Senior Navigation Developer - Multi-agent Coordination
Description
Position: Senior Navigation Developer - Multi-agent Coordination
Location: Kitchener, Ontario or Remote/Virtual, Canada
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Experience: 5+ years of relevant work experience
Education: Graduate Degree in a related field
Division: OTTO Motors by Rockwell Automation
About OTTO Motors by Rockwell Automation
OTTO Motors is a global leader in autonomous technology for material handling inside manufacturing and warehouse facilities. With over five million hours of production experience, OTTO autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) are trusted in mission-critical operations for some of the world’s most recognized brands. OTTO Motors was recognized as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Robotics Companies of 2023. For more information, visit ottomotors.com.
OTTO Motors was acquired by Rockwell Automation effective October 2023. Rockwell is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers – amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility – our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.
About the Job
We're looking for a driven, resourceful, motivated candidate to work on traffic management and multi-agent coordination as part of the OTTO Motor’s Autonomy - Navigation team. You will take a leading role in developing the next generation of large fleet coordination algorithms, elegantly dealing with our own robots and any other traffic or obstacles in our way.
Our team develops the core software responsible for planning efficient routes between endpoints in industrial facilities, driving those routes quickly and safely, and coordinating with other agents (robots, people, etc.). We want you to identify state-of-the-art ideas from academia and industry, implement those ideas into efficient and robust software, and ensure the software works brilliantly as we deploy it around the world. You will work with product managers to define new features, collaborate with other teams to implement them, and support testing to ensure product quality.
Your primary responsibilities will be:
- Implementing algorithms for multi-agent robotic systems.
- Developing robust, future-proof, and performant C++ software.
- Evaluating fitness/performance of algorithms and implementations.
- Following structured software development methodologies.
- Leading multi-disciplinary feature teams.
- Solving unforeseen technical challenges independently and efficiently.
Required skills and experience:
- Graduate degree in engineering, computer science, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in developing collaborative multi-agent solutions for robotics that have been deployed on large fleets.
- 5+ years of professional experience in modern C++ with demonstrable knowledge of:
- Software design (requirements, architecture, interfaces, etc.), and
- Software development (coding standards, code review, testing/validation, etc.).
- Practical experience with: robot sensing, path planning, robot control, simulation, and numerical methods.
- Strong project management skills including scope planning, risk mitigation, and timeline management.
- Excellent leadership, teamwork, and communication skills.
Bonus points for:
- Knowledge of ROS, system identification, vehicle kinematics/dynamics, non-linear controls, motion planning, computational geometry, reinforcement learning, and multi-robot communication.
- Understanding of sensors and their error models (particularly LiDAR and vision systems).
- Practical experience with actuators and drive controllers (particularly on differential drive and Ackermann platforms).
- Development experience with Python, Lua, Rust, and CUDA.
At OTTO Motors by Rockwell Automation, we are committed to building and supporting a culture of diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. We hire the best talent regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, age, veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression. If you require special accommodation to complete any portion of the application or interview process, please contact 1-800-301-3863.