Design, develop, document, test, troubleshoot, and maintain software applications and integrated systems for both robotic and general-purpose applications.

This may include:

• Creating and maintaining development tools and infrastructure for robotic systems.
• Adapting and integrating proprietary and open-source software packages and APIs.
• Building new tools for software communication, logging, and data analysis.
• Gathering and contributing to functional specifications and solution requirements from internal teams and external project sponsors.
• Supporting users by resolving questions and correcting system issues.
• Participating in the development lifecycle including: design, code reviews, software testing, and full robot system testing.
• Surveying literature and implementing state of the art techniques to solve challenging problems.

• B.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or equivalent experience (any more is a bonus)
• 1-3+ years combined graduate academic and professional software development experience
• Demonstrated understanding and use of software engineering concepts, practices, and procedures
• Knowledge of basic computer vision principles
• Proficient C++ skills
• Experience with scripting languages for quick prototyping (Python preferred)
• Linux development experience
• Experience with network communications and protocols
• Solid technical communication skills
• Demonstrated success working as part of a cross-functional team

• Computer vision, robotics, machine learning, scientific computing, simulation, or graphics
• Embedded or real time-systems engineering
• Embedded Linux
• Data science or data management
• Networking interfaces and applications
• Developing hardware drivers
• Software Architecture development and requirements development

Have an Impact

• Remove waste from farming = more food
• Make industrial processes environmentally friendly
• Make hazardous jobs safer
• Improve efficiency in industry & manufacturing
• Accelerate screening of pharmaceuticals

Take Control of Your Career

• Select the career pathway that interests you
• Influence the direction of projects
• Supportive of a non-standard schedule
• Maintain work/life balance
• Switch between part-time and full-time as life demands

NREC is at the center of the robotics ecosystem in Pittsburgh, PA. With over 100 robotics companies, Pittsburgh has become the robotics capital of the world. Geek Wire calls it Robotics Row; others call it Roboburgh. Join the leader in the most exciting time in robotics!

Join our talented team at NREC, an operating unit within the world-renowned Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. 

NREC has 25+ years of experience and is globally renowned for developing and deploying robots into many applications across multiple sectors, such as agriculture, mining, defense, energy, and manufacturing. We strive to provide solutions for real-world challenges where automation and robots have a greater impact on productivity and improve the safety and comfort of the labor force. Our unique expertise places us at the forefront of unmanned ground vehicle design, autonomy, sensing and perception, machine learning, machine vision, operator assistance, 3D mapping, and position estimation. With over 160 robotics professionals, we can solve challenges that no other organization can.

NREC also leads in educational outreach through its Robotics Academy, which builds robotics curricula and software for K-12 and college-level students.