Description
At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress.
Ford's Research and Advanced Engineering team takes new ideas from theory to reality.
Responsibilities
Plan, control and coordinate the motion of a heterogeneous fleet of robots in semi-structured and dynamic environments with distributed sensing. Use advanced compute systems to solve scheduling problems. Object/people classification/recognition in environments with non-uniform lighting and incorporating associated models of uncertainty in motion planning and interaction decision making. Oversee vision-based safety enhancement/enforcement in industrial settings. Perform visual inspection of vehicles for abnormality detection/identification.
Qualifications
Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Robotics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or a related field and 2 years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Alternatively, employer will accept a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Robotics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or a related field and 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
Required Skills
- 2 years of experience with each of the following skills:
- Development of algorithms related to Motion Planning or Perception for inclusion on robotic research platforms.
- Utilize programming or software development in C++ and Python, including embedded software, for code reviews and robotic implementation and deployment.
- 1 year of experience with each of the following skills:
- Deploying controls and motion planning software on robotic hardware.
- Testing system functionality using Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) Testing.
- Translating design requirements into functional specifications.
- Data visualization, including formatting analytics data, and presenting data to senior engineers.
- Integrating hardware and software systems to meet functional requirements.
Benefits
- Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
- Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases
- Tuition assistance
- Established and active employee resource groups
- Paid time off for individual and team community service
- A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day
- Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.