Kudan in Bristol, UK

Title: Robotics Software Engineer

Level: Senior

Salary: Competitive

Location: Bristol

About us

At Kudan, we’re constantly pushing the cutting edge of computer vision technology. To always keep moving forward we evaluate state-of-the-art approaches to machine vision, together with performing ground-breaking research.

We are looking to expand our team with engineers who are passionate about state-of-the-art computer vision to help us continue to produce leading SLAM software for the global market.

You will be jointly responsible for the complete pipeline of visual processing from sensor evaluation and selection, through data processing pipelines, to SLAM evaluation tools. You will be aiding our team by implementing existing research approaches as well as performing research and development of our SLAM software.

You will be working with a team of best-in-class computer vision and SLAM software engineers to ensure best performance of our SLAM software. Your work will ensure that we deliver the best mass market SLAM system. Ideally you would be interested in having a generalist approach, picking up ad-hoc tasks as well, to make sure your team can do their job.

Job Responsibilities

Develop a thorough understanding of our SLAM stack and develop ideas for its improvement across all aspects of the algorithms involved
Implement state-of-the-art computer vision algorithms for slam
Ensure code is well tested by creating appropriate unit tests
Share ideas within the team and provide an explanation of new algorithms

Skill Requirements

Experience working on Robotics or computer vision technology
Good C++ skill
Good knowledge and hands-on experience with Linux system and toolchains
Decent maths background – particularly experience with 3D geometry, linear algebra, optimisation
Experience with open-source libraries e.g. OpenCV, Eigen, Ceres, g2o
Experience of optimization, numerical linear algebra, probabilistic
Experience with SLAM and familiar with different type of slam algorithm/system
Experience with different sensors, e.g Lidar, IMU, GNSS, Camera etc
Experience with sensor calibration and fusion algorithm
Experience with different filter algorithm
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Either a Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineering, Robotics or Computer Science or a related field or significant personal software development experience.)

Nice to haves

Experience with ROS
Experience with embedded software platforms
Hardware background
Experience working in an Agile, Scrum, SAFe environment

Benefits

A fun, supportive and engaging environment
Opportunity to work on cutting edge technologies with the top talent in the field
Competitive compensation package with 28 days holiday plus UK bank holidays
Internal mentoring and training initiatives
Flexible working hours
Private medical insurance
Health cash plan
Regular team building and office snacks

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