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We’re collaborative and love moving fast, both with our product and on team trips skiing or go-karting!\n\nAs a team, we love nerding out about engineering and robotics - plus other topics like race cars or cooking. We like learning new things and then sharing our new knowledge with each other.\n\nOur team is opinionated and straightforward. We don’t mind intense discussions about design tradeoffs. If we have arguments or miscommunication, we resolve conflicts quickly and empathetically.\n\nIn this role, you will:\nDevelop robotic solutions to manipulate and control biology tools designed for humans\n\nDevelop and implement motion planning algorithms to avoid collisions in a complex and dynamic environment\n\nUse computer vision to work with consumables and equipment that humans use\n\nIntegrate, test, and debug software solutions in simulation and on physical robots\n\nWork with partner scientists at customer labs to understand their pain points, ideate on creative solutions, decompose into individual projects, and guide implementation and deployment\n\nBesides your focus on robustness and performance, you’ll be expected to identify opportunities for simplification, and to design for scalability\n\nThis position is 100% in-person, you must be able to come on-site to our San Francisco office. We do not offer hybrid roles at Medra. We do offer relocation benefits for applicants that need to relocate.\n\nLet's talk if you have:\n4+ years of experience designing and building algorithms for robotics systems\n\nExperience or familiarity with robot arm manipulators\n\nProficient in Python\n\nRelevant research/work experience in one or more of the following areas: motion planning and trajectory optimization, kinematics and dynamics, and control.\n\nExperience with software engineering tools and best practices in production\n\nA hacker’s mindset - getting quickly to a good-enough solution\n\nA willingness to wear many hats / a flexible attitude towards responsibilities and scope\n\nBS/MS/Ph.D. in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent experience\n\nBonus points if you have:\nExperience with robotic simulation systems such as PyBullet or MuJoCo\n\nExperience with robotics in a laboratory or manufacturing environment\n\nUnderstanding of software communication protocols (ZMQ, Redis, gRPC, etc…)\n\nContribution to software for a hardware product that shipped\n\nExperience with robotics manipulation\n\nWhat we offer:\n401k\n\nMedical insurance\n\nDental Insurance\n\nRelocation benefits\n\nUnlimited PTO\n\nWeekday dinners\n\nMedra is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other characteristics protected by state, federal or local law or our other policies. 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