Tactile Sensing Research Engineer

Skills

About the Role

You will advance tactile sensing toward human-level capability. You will design, fabricate, test, and refine sensing systems; establish benchmarks; investigate performance limits; generate experimental evidence; and transition promising concepts toward integration with robotic manipulation systems.

Requirements

• PhD in Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Bioengineering, or a closely related field
• Demonstrated high-impact contributions to tactile sensing or related sensing technologies
• Experience developing sensing technologies through multiple generations of design, fabrication, and validation
• Hands-on experience building and testing physical sensing systems
• Track record of overcoming fundamental performance limitations in sensing technologies

Responsibilities

• Develop successive generations of tactile sensing systems
• Establish benchmarking methodologies against human tactile capabilities and other sensing technologies
• Identify and overcome limitations in sensing architectures, materials, and transduction approaches
• Generate experimental evidence to guide research decisions and technology selection
• Transition promising tactile sensing concepts toward integration with robotic manipulation systems

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid time off, company holidays, and parental leave
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account options
• Commuter benefits
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Onsite snacks and catered lunches