Robotics Engineer III - Perception - BOS

Job Description The Robotics Engineer III - Perception creates innovative solutions to problems by using mathematical modeling, engineering principals, automation/robotics principles, computer programming, or other advanced analytical skills. This position acquires team resources and coordinates team efforts in order to deliver results on projects/processes that are part of the strategic plan for ArcBest and its subsidiaries. The Robotics Engineer III - Perception also provides clear and concise project definition, scope, action plans, and communication as well as develops solutions designed to meet project goals while ensuring quality throughout processes.
Responsibilities
- Architect full-stack vision solutions.
- Investigate novel computer vision approaches to optimize - or reimagine - the performance of our vision systems.
- Leverage vast amounts of real-world video and other sensor data for data mining, curation, labeling, training, and evaluation.
- Lead efforts to enhance computer vision training sets.
- Refine and optimize models for low latency on embedded hardware.
- Develop and optimize GPU-accelerated applications.
- Implement models, data pipelines, and active learning in real-world use cases driven by customer demands.
- Lead and mentor junior engineers, contributing to the development of their skills.
- Help build an effective AI team by establishing best practices, fostering an inclusive culture, and advocating for positive change.
- Apply Agile development methodologies and Continuous Integration (CI) principles in software development and maintenance.
- Develop and document system requirements, and allocate and decompose them into components.
- Engage with senior leadership and external customers to provide updates, seek guidance, deliver presentations, address challenges, and showcase project results.
- Other duties and projects, as assigned.

Requirements
Education:
- Master's Degree in Robotics, Computer Science, or equivalent experience, required
Experience:
- 1 year as a Robotics Engineer II - Perception or equivalent experience, preferred
- 4 years of experience writing production level code in C++/Python.
- Demonstrated ability to initiate and lead large-scale technical projects.
- Demonstrated ability to work with large scale vision-based datasets.
- Experience with autonomous mobile robots, ROS2, Docker and version tracking(i.e., GitHub).
Computer Skills:
- Strong software engineering skills in design, containerization, testing, and debugging, required
- Familiar with various imaging modalities and multiple sensor domains (camera, 3d and 2d lidar), required
- Knowledge of cameras and image processing, required
- Experience deploying CV/ML models in real-world applications, required
- Familiar with PyTorch, OpenCV, NumPy, required
- Experience with fast-paced iteration of prototypes/products, required
- Experience with segmentation, object detection and advanced data augmentation, preferred
- Experience with cloud computing, databases, and storage, preferred
- Familiar with the GStreamer framework and knowledge of networking are a plus, preferred
- Familiar with CUDA programming, preferred
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
Additional Requirements:
- Effective collaboration, team work, and communication skills.
- Startup ready mentality.
Competencies:
- Active Learning
- C++
- Communicating Complex Concepts
- Disruptive Innovation
- Linux
- Programming
- Robotics/Computer Controlled Machinery
- Computer Vision

Other Details
Work Hours:
- Generally, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm with occasional irregular hours depending on workload.
Travel Requirements:
- Occasional (25%-50%)
Compensation:
- This is a salary position paid biweekly.

About Us

ArcBest ® (Nasdaq: ARCB) is a multibillion-dollar integrated logistics company that helps keep the global supply chain moving. Founded in 1923 and now with 14,000 employees across 250 campuses and service centers, the company is a logistics powerhouse, using its technology, expertise and scale to connect shippers with the solutions they need — from ground, air and ocean transportation to fully managed supply chains. ArcBest has a long history of innovation that is enriched by deep customer relationships. With a commitment to helping customers navigate supply chain challenges now and in the future, the company continues to invest in purpose-built technology such as ArcBest View ™, its digital logistics platform that brings quoting, booking, shipment visibility and reporting into one connected experience.