Research and Development Engineer

Develop robots, software, and infrastructure for instructional labs covering introductions to Artificial Intelligence (AI), robotics programming, human-robot interaction, and sensor integration. Build and maintain robotic systems using the Robot Operating System (ROS) for real-time localization, mapping, and navigation. Create and support Linux-based software infrastructure with command-line tools and advanced Bash scripting for stable lab operations. Develop C++ and ROS packages for high-performance robotic functions, building computer vision applications with the OpenCV library for perception, and integrating stereo cameras and Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) sensors for object detection and spatial mapping.