At Salas O’Brien we tell our clients that we’re engineered for impact. This passion for making a difference applies just as much to our team as it does to our projects. That’s why we’re committed to living our values every day: inspiring, achieving, and connecting as shared owners of our success with a focus on a sustainable future.

Building for the long-term means that all of our team members can expect to work on amazing projects with a people-first approach to problem solving. It also means that each member of our team has truly limitless potential to build a unique, meaningful, and high-impact career—and they’ll receive great total rewards along the way.

About Us

Founded in 1975, Salas O’Brien is an employee-owned engineering and professional services firm focused on achieving impact for our clients, our team, and the world. We know that tomorrow’s requirements are today’s opportunities, and we are here to design lasting solutions for pressing challenges.

We work across a variety of industries providing integrated engineering and consulting services. Our specialized experience includes design for data centers, healthcare, science and technology, high-rise buildings, clean energy, education, and other building types as well as structural and building sciences, infrastructure asset management, advanced robotics, and more.

Our technical expertise is paired with an exceptional team of business development, human resources, finance and accounting, information technology, and marketing professionals, all of whom play a key role in bringing our commitments to life every day.

Job Summary

Since 2016, Salas O’Brien has been working on the largest mobile robotic system in the world alongside world-class roboticists at National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) of Carnegie Mellon University. Sponsored by the marine industry of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as their moonshot project, the Concrete Mat Laying Robotic System will preserve the course of Mississippi River, thereby saving the surrounding cities and infrastructure from disastrous flooding and erosion.

Salas O’Brien is hiring a Robotics Software Engineer to join our tight-knit team to bring this mechanical marvel to life. Since completing the fourth phase of prototyping was completed in 2020, the team has focused on the final, full-scale water-based system.

The Robotics Software Engineer must be passionate about doing what has never been done before as they test, implement, and maintain software for robotic control and automation of the Mat Laying Robotic System. Through their efforts of troubleshooting system problems and engineering unique solutions, they will contribute to a truly novel robot with a powerful purpose.

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The job will be based in Pittsburgh, PA with travel to test onsite at a shipyard in Louisiana. Moderate travel is anticipated for this job.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Develop and execute extensive testing, verification, and validation on both the existing land-based prototype and the upcoming full-scale final system.
• Maintain and support software modules to run on safety-critical industrial automation systems.
• Analyze software to diagnose and resolve software problems, coordinate installation of software systems, and develop and direct software system testing procedures, programming, and documentation.
• Work within Scrum/Agile development team sprints with deliverables and demonstration of results.
• Debug and determine root causes for customer issues in the field and clearly communicate resolutions and workarounds to both customers and the internal team.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or a related area
• 1-3 years of related experience
• Software engineering and programing background, with experience developing on teams, keeping on schedule, and production-level testing
• Professional experience with C++, testing, and debugging
• Previous experience with algorithm development
• Desire to learn on-the-job to further develop these skills.
• United States citizenship
  
  

Desired Qualifications

• Experience in a Linux environment and scripting languages
• Familiarization or previous experience with robotic sensors or perception
• Experience with Docker, Softing/OPCUA, networking, or databases is a plus
  
  

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Travel required approximately 10 weeks over the year
• Occasionally required to stand, walk
• Frequently required to sit
• Continually required to talk or hear
• While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds
  
  

The expected base salary range for this role is $100-120K USD per year. Actual compensation will be determined based on a number of factors including skills, experience, qualifications, and location.

This role is also eligible for performance-based bonuses and a comprehensive U.S. based benefits package, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off and company holidays
• Wellness programs and employee assistance resources
• Professional development support
  
  

For more information, visit our full benefits overview here - salasobrien.com/benefits

Equal Opportunity Employment Statement

Salas O’Brien provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/provincial, or local laws. Salas O’Brien will accommodate the disability-related needs of applicants as required by law.