Chief Engineer - Robotics Software

About JLG, an Oshkosh company

JLG began in 1969, when our founder, John L. Grove set out to resolve growing safety concerns in the construction industry. Since then we have been committed to understanding the challenges and delivering innovative solutions to the access market. We partner with customers to provide quality equipment, training opportunities and trusted support within the access industry. We are a global company, and our products—including mobile elevating work platforms, telehandlers, utility vehicles and accessories—can be found all over the world.

As a Chief Engineer -Robotics Software you will be a key contributor to the software that powers our robotic systems. This role involves designing algorithms, integrating hardware, and ensuring reliable performance in real-world environments. As a Chief Engineer you will own complex behaviors from design to test. You will collaborate with other disciplines to ensure the system meets customer needs and expectations. Additionally, you will support and mentor other engineers.

YOUR IMPACT:  

• Design, develop and implement complex features for deployed robotic systems
• Write clean, well-tested software with documentation in C++.
• Experience with large code bases
• Lead release testing of our software and firmware releases
• Architect, build and maintain machine learning pipelines
• Responsible for architecture and completion of a complex project on time. 
• Lead collaboration with other disciplines (electrical, hardware, operations, etc…) to develop cross-functional solutions that meet user’s needs.
• Experienced with JSON, Python, and SQL database in addition to C++.
• Expertise in one or more autonomy related topics (perception, navigation, planning, machine learning, AI)
• Experience with Linux infrastructures, database SQL, CI/CD tools, scripting such as JavaScript
• Ensure code base has full coverage, write and review unit tests as needed. Work with more junior engineers to ensure their code has unit tests.
• Create timelines for complex projects on project management tools like Jira. Assign tasks to more junior engineers and support their task tracking. Provide accurate task completion timelines
• Can lead an engineering team but is also comfortable conducting individual contributor work.
• Collaborate with functional leaders to achieve strategic initiatives.
• Ability to present and defend technical engineering decisions to Engineering leadership, Oshkosh leadership, and external customers.
• Develop engineering goals and strategic plans for their platform team or product line.
• Conduct the research necessary to be an advocate for new technologies/products that will enable the business.
• Identify and provide potential innovative solutions to complex issues.
• Help lead the transformation of the organization into modern approaches to development, integration, and test.
• Provide technical mentorship to all levels of the engineering organization.
• Participate in the budgeting process to include recommending capital improvements and preparing justification data as required.
• Communicate project objectives to team members.
• Enforce the proper use of engineering criteria and software development standards.
• Evaluate designs for performance, safety, and reliability.
• Create and maintain project documentation for analysis, research, and historical records.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Regular attendance is required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:  

• Accredited Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field with ten (10) or more years of related experience.

STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Accredited Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer or Electrical Engineering.

• Published articles, familiarity with C#, PLCs, Python, and SQL database in addition to embedded C/C++

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Internal Contacts: Contact with peers and others involving explanation of information (these contacts may be within or outside department or division), and the gathering of factual information; may include the communication of sensitive or confidential information.

• External Contacts:  Limited external contact to: gather information, answer queries, or ask assistance.

• Communication Skills:  Read, write and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos; Read and interpret safety rules, operating/maintenance instructions and procedure manuals; Write routine reports, correspondence and speak effectively before both internal and external groups; Read, analyze and interpret business