What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Software Engineer, Perception position at Berkshire Grey?
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Robotics, Computer Science or a closely related field.
- 4 years of experience in software development with a focus on computer vision.
- Proficient in Python and C .
- Experience with perception libraries such as OpenCV, PCL, PyTorch3D.
- Demonstrated ability in machine learning and algorithm evaluation.
- Ability to:
- Apply new perception and learning algorithms to real-world problems.
- Develop on and debug real robotic systems.
- Operate autonomously
- Familiarity with system design, and design patterns.
- Communication and collaboration skills.
- Experience with team software development (agile project management, task planning, and tracking).
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Robotics, Computer Science or a closely related field.
- Practical experience with machine vision (RGB and grayscale 2D cameras, 3D sensors).
- Familiarity with modern deep learning techniques such as CNN/ViTs
- Experience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch
- Experience with annotation tools like Scale, CVAT, etc.
- Demonstrated ability in grasp point generation, object detection, point cloud processing, anomaly detection, or automatic sensor calibration.
- Experience in API development, including RESTful services, and/or gRPC.
- Robotic manipulation experience.
- Understanding of parallel/distributed systems and asynchronous/concurrent programming.
- Knowledge of the material handling field.
- Experience with the Robotic Operation System (ROS2).
- Experience with NoSQL databases (e.g. MongoDB).
- Experience with GPU acceleration (CUDA) and containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
About The Job
Berkshire Grey is a leader in the field of AI and robotics, providing innovative solutions for e-commerce, retail replenishment, and logistics. Our technology automates complex pick, pack, and sort operations.
As a Senior Software Engineer, Perception, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your skills while contributing to the development of perception software that powers real-world robots. This role provides a unique chance to work alongside experienced engineers, applying your knowledge in computer vision and robotics. Your work will directly contribute to enhancing the capabilities of our robotic solutions. This position offers a unique opportunity to deploy the latest perception technologies, pushing the boundaries of robotic perception applied to real-world challenges.
Responsibilities
- Develop and apply advanced perception algorithms for robotic applications.
- Contribute to the integration of perception software with robotic systems.
- Develop, troubleshoot, and improve perception software as part of real-world deployments.
- Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and team collaboration to ensure high-quality solutions.
- Make reasonable estimates of task execution times and adhere to them.
- Stay abreast of the latest advancements in perception and robotics, evaluating applicability to our challenges.
- Search for, read, and implement algorithms from engineering books and research papers.
- Collect, process, and annotate datasets.
- Train, fine-tune, and validate machine learning models.
- Continuously self-educate on the latest developments in perception and robotics.
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