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The Walt Disney Company

Glendale, California - United States
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Robotics Software & Control Engineer

Description

Imagine, develop and deploy robotics for the future AWE-inspiring Guest experiences in Disney Parks!
 
At Walt Disney Imagineering, we imagine and engineer (“Imagineer”) the high-tech-enabled magic that brings happiness and unforgettable experiences to millions of Guests in our parks.  We create unforgettable experiences; we imbue characters with life, from the familiar to the fantastic, from the ancient past to science fiction, from the size of fleas to that of mammoths. In the process we keep pushing the boundaries of advanced robotics technologies.
 
Do you have a passion for robotics? Can you point to successes that set you apart? Do you “own” one area of engineering where you are tops? Then join our team of Imagineers, and let your imagination fly! 
Responsibilities:
  • Lead disruptive development of advanced capabilities for autonomous legged creatures
  • Stay current with latest advances in robotics
  • Deepen your knowledge of complex integrated robotic systems and their components
  • Practice strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Work independently and in highly diverse and multidisciplinary project teams, and with external partners.
  • Deploy rapid experimental iterations, with agile development

Basic Qualifications:

  • 3 - 5 years hands-on experience with advanced robotics systems
  • Demonstrated knowledge, project portfolio and past successes in robot controls and software
  • Robot legged locomotion, balance, posture, gaits, gait planning, kinematics, dynamics, simulation
  • Motion control, force, velocity, position, impedance, stability, PID tuning, latency, filtering
  • Expert C++, hands-on experience with hard realtime control loops, interfacing to motors/sensors
  • Operating Systems, realtime, schedulers, threading, concurrency, memory management, device drivers
  • Common software development tools, environments, compilers, version control, build systems
  • Communication, low latency in realtime systems

    • Preferred Qualifications:

  • Realtime software architecture development and implementation
  • Localization, navigation, motion planning

  • Required Education:

    BS+MS (PhD preferred) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science

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