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Robotics Specialist
Job Description
Position Number:
230526Title:
Faculty AssistantFunctional Title:
Robotics SpecialistCategory Status:
15-Fac.Non-Tenured,Continuing ConApplicant Search Category:
FacultyUniversity Authorized FTE:
100Unit:
ENGR-Civil-Center for Advanced Transportation TechnologyCampus/College Information:
Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.
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Position Summary/Purpose of Position:
We care about building usable, stable, and secure software to analyze massive amounts of data. We use cutting-edge tech to build and maintain our software. We have a mature development process and use industry best practices to build the best software possible. Our team is composed of developers, analysts, testers, UX designers, data scientists, and customer support operating in an Agile environment.
The CATT Lab is currently seeking a skilled Robotics Specialist to join our team for an exciting cyber-physical analysis project. As a Robotics Specialist, you will play a crucial role in establishing the “pattern of life” for information flow from a Clearpath Husky robot. This project involves collecting and analyzing multimodal data to identify deviations from the established patterns. This position requires US citizenship as the project is funded through a cooperative agreement with the Army Research Lab (ARL).
Our office is in College Park near the University of Maryland, easily accessible by DC Metro, MARC train, bus, car, and bike. You will primarily work onsite at the UMD Technology Ventures Building, with occasional travel to various MD ARL facilities.
If you are passionate about cutting-edge robotics, cybersecurity, and multidisciplinary collaboration, we encourage you to apply.
Essential duties and responsibilities:
The Robotics Specialist will work closely with a team of hardware and software security, machine learning, and visualization staff to navigate, collect, and analyze a Clearpath Husky robot. This candidate should be proficient with ROS to navigate the Husky autonomously, have strong knowledge of robotics principles, and have experience with robotic data collection and analysis. Familiarity with cyber-physical systems, understanding of network traffic analysis, and experience with hardware and software security practices, as well as knowledge of machine learning techniques and data visualization tools, are also preferred.
In this project, we will be collecting multimodal data from various levels to gain a comprehensive understanding of the information flow and the robot’s autonomy stack. This includes data from both the network and robotic aspects, as well as data from the hardware and operating system (OS) levels, such as system call data.
Responsibilies include:
Responsibilies include:
- Serve as ROS expert and lead data collection scenarios designed by team.
- Autonomously drive a Clearpath Husky robot.
- Troubleshoot Clearpath Husky robot hardware and software issues as they arise.
- Understand hardware and GPU requirements for working with robots, autonomy stacks and simulators.
- Support team with understanding ROS topics and the autonomy stack.
- Document ROS topic mapping to various components and sensors.
- Support script development and automation of parsing of data for analysis.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Robotics or a related field.
Experience:
Bachelor’s Degree in Robotics or a related field.
Experience:
- 2+ years of experience with ROS.
- 2+ years of experience with Python.
- 2+ years of experience with C++.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Ability to work in a Linux environment (Ubuntu OS).
- Strong communications skills.
- Familiarity with autonomous vehicle technical stacks.
US citizenship required.
Preferences:
Preferences:
- Master’s or PhD Degree in Robotics or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience with ROS.
- 5+ years of experience with Python.
- 5+ years of experience with SQL.
- Familiarity with UGVs and/or Clearpath UGVs.
- Experience using Docker.
- Experience working with Git.
- Experience using Nvidia GPUs.
- Experience with YAML.
- Interest in fusing robotics with machine learning and visualization techniques.
Additional Information:
The A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland serves as the catalyst for high-quality research, innovation, and learning, preparing our students to create innovations that will address the 21st century Grand Challenges (e.g., energy, environment, security, and human health) and improve
the human condition. The Clark School is dedicated to leading and transforming the engineering discipline and profession, to accelerating entrepreneurship, and to transforming research and learning activities into new innovations that benefit millions.
The A. James Clark’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering ranks in the top 20 public civil engineering undergraduate programs in the country according to the US News and World Report Rankings. In addition to the MTI center, new centers and institutes that have been established include the Maryland Energy Innovation Institute (MEII), the Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices (REFBDI), and the Quantum Technology Center (QTC). The innovation and entrepreneurship programs on campus recently brought the University to the top 10 in Entrepreneurship Magazine.
The University is located close to NSF, NIH, and other funding agencies, and has strong research ties with government research labs, corporations, and start-ups. The Washington DC area has three major airports and a vibrant culture, is reachable by metro, and has primary and secondary schools that are among the best in the nation. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff who will enhance our stature of preeminence in the three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and the world.
Some notable facts include:
Some notable facts include:
- Received the 8th largest gift in history to a public higher education institution from A. James & Alice B Clark Foundation of $220M. This includes funding to assist faculty and attract and fund first-year domestic Ph.D. students.
- Faculty work with over 60 competitive teams and student societies that are nationally ranked, such as SAE top 20 finish in Baja 2018 Competition, Solar Decathlon 1st place in US in 2017, and 1st in American Helicopter Society Student competition.
- 2 NAE members affiliated with Civil and Environmental Engineering.
- Dedicated external relations staff to help promote faculty research, which has been featured on covers of Washington Post, New York Times, CNN, ABC, Fox News, People Magazine.
- Opened Clark Hall in January 2018 with almost 40,000 sq ft of lab space and an innovation lab for capstone design projects and student teams.
- The Great College Park initiative is a $1B public-private investment in the town that is the home of UMD. It is creating not only a dynamic and innovative academic environment, but also a vibrant downtown community with restaurants, new residential units, live music and amenities.
Posting Date:
05/29/2023Open Until Filled
YesBest Consideration Date
07/14/2023Diversity Statement:
The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
Women, minorities, LGBTQ+, veterans, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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