Job Details

About the Company: A warehouse robotics company seeking expertise in the technical and application areas described in this position. The role offers a focused setting for translating specialist knowledge into research, engineering or organizational outcomes.

Target Candidates: Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Automation, Robotics, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering or Logistics.

Responsibilities

•  Design a coordination and scheduling architecture for four-way shuttles, two-way lifts, stacker robots, AMRs and conveyors.

•  Develop path planning, task allocation, traffic control, congestion resolution, wave and slot optimization and multi-robot control.

•  Build a WMS/WCS/RCS scheduling engine that dynamically optimizes orders, inventory, equipment and work cadence.

•  Use project data for simulation, digital twins, performance assessment and deployment; lead customer-site integration and acceptance.

•  The position requires coordination of hardware, controls and software through design, prototype testing and iterative improvement. Performance should be assessed against the operating conditions and engineering constraints of the specific application.

Requirements

•  Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Automation, Robotics, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering or Logistics.

•  Scheduling, path planning, multi-agent coordination and warehouse automation, including WMS/WCS/RCS.

•  A*, Dijkstra, CBS, reinforcement learning, integer programming or simulation; Python/C++/Java and distributed-system skills preferred.

Highlights & Support: Established warehouse-robot hardware and software applications with direct ownership of multi-robot scheduling systems.