Robotics Researcher
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Location:
Farmington Hills Michigan United StatesJob ID:
R0095580Date Posted:
Company Name:
HITACHI AMERICA LTD.Profession (Job Category):
Engineering & ScienceJob Schedule:
Full timeRemote:
NoJob Description:
Robotics Researcher
Company: Hitachi America Ltd. (HAL)
Division: R&D / Industrial Innovation Laboratory
Location: Farmington Hills MI
Status: Regular Full-Time
The Company
Hitachi drives Social Innovation Business creating a sustainable society through the use of data and technology. We solve customers and societys challenges with Lumada solutions leveraging IT OT (Operational Technology) and products. Hitachi operates under the business structure of Digital Systems & Services - supporting our customers digital transformation; Green Energy & Mobility - contributing to a decarbonized society through energy and railway systems and Connective Industries - connecting products through digital technology to provide solutions in various industries. Driven by Digital Green and Innovation we aim for growth through co-creation with our customers. The companys consolidated revenues for fiscal year 2022 (ended March 31 2023) totaled 10881.1 billion yen with 696 consolidated subsidiaries and approximately 320000 employees worldwide.
Summary:
Hitachi America Ltd. () is looking for a Ph.D./Masters degree holder in Computer Science Robotics Electrical Engineering or a related field to join our R&D team as a researcher to contribute in the area of Industry Automation/Robotics. The Researcher will collaborate with HAL Researchers Hitachi R&D in Japan and industry partners as well as customers on Industrial Automation solutions. The Robotics Researcher will focus on developing advanced robotics technology and contributing to address industrial and societal challenges. This role focuses on critical applications in industrial automation by leveraging the advancements in computer vision robotics machine learning and AI. The position requires the researcher to work as a team member with good communication and written skills.
Key Responsibilities:
Design and implement control and motion planning algorithms for a variety of robots such as robot arm mobile robot mobile manipulator humanoids etc.
Design and implement learning models for robot vision manipulation and navigation
Design and implement human-robot interaction methods through natural language using state-of-the-art deep learning models
Curate robot dataset for learning including simulation and real-world data
Publish patents and papers based on the research outcome
Identify key research directions and design research plans
Make new research proposals
Identify industrial applications and contribute to commercializing solutions
Qualifications:
Master or higher degree in Computer Science Robotics Electrical Engineering or a related field. (If Masters at least 2 years of industry experience is required or Ph.D.)
Hands-on experience with various robots such as robot arms mobile robots humanoids etc. (Required)
Experience with algorithms design and implementation for robot perception manipulation navigation etc. (Required)
Experience with optimization techniques for robot motion planning and control such as LQP convex optimization etc. (Required)
Experience with programming languages such as Python C and MATLAB. (Required strong programing skills including unit testing continuous integration in C Python is Preferred)
Experience with robotic simulation tools such as ROS/ROS2 Gazebo PyBullet or Mujoco (Required)
Extensive project experience in at least one of the following fields: robotics machine learning computer vision (Preferred)
Solid knowledge about robotics and vision including kinematics dynamics motion planning object detection object recognition object tracking image segmentation etc. (Preferred)
Experience in integrating robot hardware and software (Preferred experience with deployment is a bonus)
Experience working in a production environment (Preferred)
Excellent communication and collaboration skills. (Preferred)
Publications in top robotics computer vision and AI conferences and journals such as ICRA IROS RAL TASE CoRL ICCV CVPR etc. (Preferred)
Our Values
We are proud to say we are an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to any factor that doesnt impact your ability to do the job including race colour religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran or disability status. We are proud of Japanese heritage with our values expressed through the Hitachi Spirit:
Wa Harmony Trust Respect
Makoto Sincerity Fairness Honesty Integrity
Kaitakusha-Seishin Pioneering Spirit Challenge
Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)-Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job at Hitachi please send the nature of request and contact information to Queries other than accommodation requests will not be responded to.
Employment Type
Full-Time
