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Your mission
Did you know that one single container ship emits more CO2 than 65000 cars
At CargoKite we are keen on changing this by developing the sailing ship of the 21st century. We are a diverse team of visionaries engineers and environmental advocates united by a common goal: to developcuttingedgesolutions that propel the shipping industry into a more sustainable era.
Are you a visionary with a passion for combating climate change Do you have a knack for turning groundbreaking ideas into tangible sustainable hardware solutions If so we invite you to join our trailblazing team at CargoKite and shape the future of maritime transportation.
We are seeking a software engineer experienced in the fields of algorithmics and endtoend software development to lead our department in building crucial planning perception analytics and visualization software to fulfill our vision of decarbonizing the shipping industry with autonomous windpowered vessels. Your role will involve mentoring junior engineers facilitating knowledge sharing and leading by example in designing superior algorithms and writing efficient highquality code.
Your
At CargoKite we are keen on changing this by developing the sailing ship of the 21st century. We are a diverse team of visionaries engineers and environmental advocates united by a common goal: to developcuttingedgesolutions that propel the shipping industry into a more sustainable era.
Are you a visionary with a passion for combating climate change Do you have a knack for turning groundbreaking ideas into tangible sustainable hardware solutions If so we invite you to join our trailblazing team at CargoKite and shape the future of maritime transportation.
We are seeking a software engineer experienced in the fields of algorithmics and endtoend software development to lead our department in building crucial planning perception analytics and visualization software to fulfill our vision of decarbonizing the shipping industry with autonomous windpowered vessels. Your role will involve mentoring junior engineers facilitating knowledge sharing and leading by example in designing superior algorithms and writing efficient highquality code.
Your
- Work crossfunctionally withother department leads and our CTOto make critical decisions and ensure designs will meet overall system requirements
- Drive makeorbuy decisions to reach strategic objectives
- Design develop and evaluate routing algorithms to ensure our ships follow a path optimized forweatherconditions and other objectives
- Devise software architectures and ensurecybersecurity requirements are met
- Design develop and evaluate motion planning and decision planning algorithms for our vessels
- Ensurehighlyaccuratepredictions of the Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) of our vessels byleveragingmachine learning tomitigate the impactof weather forecast inaccuracies.
- Design develop and evaluateperceptionalgorithms to fuse data from camerasradarsand other sensors(e.g. to detectobstacles andwaves)
- Writeandguide the implementation of python prototypes for routingperceptionand decision algorithms
- Write efficient welltested C code
- Shape our software development processes and align our tech stack accordingly
- Work with platform and UI engineers to ensure display of usefulonboardinformation to users for near real timevisualization
- Motivate and empower teammates to achieveoutstandinglevelsof performance.
Your profile
- 8 years professional experience insoftware development with prior experienceleadingtechprojects
- 5 years of professional experience writing production grade softwareusingCand Python
- Deepunderstanding of autonomous systemscomputer vision and robotics principles
- Experience with Web Application architecture and implementation
- Deep understanding ofrouting and decisionalgorithms
- BS or MS in Computer Science ElectricalEngineeringor related field
- Excellent knowledge ofmachine learning algorithms
- Knowledge of cloud platforms e.g.AWS Azure GCP) and DevOps practices
- Familiarity with GPU accelerated algorithm development
- Excellent communication and leadership skills
- Experience with mentoringayoungteam ofengineers
- Experienceinstructuringprocessingand streaminglarge amountsof data incl. relevant tools such asApache Kafka)
- EU work permit (CargoKite does not provide any visa sponsorship for this role).
- Kitesurfing paragliding or sailing experience (including associated certificates: SBF/ SKS) is a plus
- Handson experience with online state estimationandsensor fusion
- Experiencewithperceptionsensingtechnologieslikeradarcamerasacoustics etc.
- Experience working inindustries related toroboticsautonomous vehicles or remote operations
- Experience with realtime control
- Experience with certifications processes
- Experience with robotics middleware such as ROSDDSZMQ MQTT
- Experience working with geospatial data
What we offer
- Opportunity to join a deeptech startup as an employee from the very beginning and contribute to the strategic decision making of the company.
- Outstanding opportunities for personal development through a great deal of creative freedom and a high degree of independence and impact on your team and the company.
- Competitive compensation and equity options.
- A collaborative and inclusive work environment in which we can rely on each other and which values your contributions and ideas.
- Chance to make a meaningful impact on the future of the shipping industry & our planet.
- Health and wellness benefits (sports public transport ticket etc..
- Flexible working hours with the possibility to work from home.
About us
We are CargoKite a Munichbased earlystage startup developing a new windpowered ship class for oversea transportation of freight. We are a spinoff from the Technical University of Munich and aim to decarbonize global shipping. With our hightech sailing ship we help commercial shipping companies to reduce operating costs cut emissions by 100 and enable a faster and more customizable shipping service. After recently closing our seed funding round with international toptier investors from the US and Europe we are now looking to grow our worldclass crew!
At CargoKite we believe that diversity and equal opportunity are key to success. Therefore we create an inclusive environment for all employees and are open to diverse applications regardless of age skin color national origin religion gender sexual orientation or other legally protected characteristics.
Do I need to meet all the requirements to apply
Studies by several different sources have shown that on average men will apply for a job if they meet 60 of the application requirements. In contrast women/nonbinary people will seek to match a much higher percentage of the requirements before applying.
We encourage everyone to apply and give us a chance to evaluate your skills and experience. We are all learning on the job and although the listing above has been carefully compiled we are also openminded and interested to hear about the value you can bring to the role and to us as a company.
At CargoKite we believe that diversity and equal opportunity are key to success. Therefore we create an inclusive environment for all employees and are open to diverse applications regardless of age skin color national origin religion gender sexual orientation or other legally protected characteristics.
Do I need to meet all the requirements to apply
Studies by several different sources have shown that on average men will apply for a job if they meet 60 of the application requirements. In contrast women/nonbinary people will seek to match a much higher percentage of the requirements before applying.
We encourage everyone to apply and give us a chance to evaluate your skills and experience. We are all learning on the job and although the listing above has been carefully compiled we are also openminded and interested to hear about the value you can bring to the role and to us as a company.
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