Project Engineer Robot Vision / Roboterprogrammierer (m/w/d)

NEWSTON Automated Solutions

IHRE AUFGABEN The Project Engineer is responsible for programming, troubleshooting, debugging, and resolving issues on-site and supporting the NEWSTON Automation Inspection product line. The Project Engineer is the front-line face to the customer to commission automated inspection equipment. Primary Duties and Responsibilities: * Participate in the installation and maintenance of automation (including robotic) measuring cells in production. * Accepts responsibility for customer voiced concerns and obtains/implements the appropriate solution and or involves the proper NEWSTON personnel to address the issue. * Support new and existing image processing systems, primarily in the automotive industry. * Provide technical support in our demonstration image processing robotics lab. * Communicate project status to the Project Managers, and support account teams, as necessary. * Startup automatic image processing systems, typically mounted on robots, at customer sites in North America. * Determine and execute corrective actions for installation errors, customer changes, or unanticipated circumstances in coordination with your supervisor. * Review project for compatibility with existing automated systems.  * Communicate customer changes and needs to supplier engineering (Engineering/Manufacturing changes).  * Complete administrative requirements as required. * Other duties as required. Working Conditions and Special Demands: Seeking motivated individuals with strong engineering aptitude and a desire to be trained on items specific to this job. * Willing to travel 85% of time, including some international. * Willingness to work weekends/ overtime / work any shift. * Ability to write clear and concise technical reports. * Ability to perform as a Teacher/Trainer for contractors and customers. * Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently. * System analytical solutions expertise in robotic automation cells. * Very good knowledge of robot programming, SPC and image processing preferred. IHR PROFIL Experience and Education Requirements:   * Technical training and experience in corresponding environment. * Robotics experience preferred. * Strong verbal and written communication skills. * Knowledge of technical controls and strong troubleshooting skills. * Ability to work independently and solve problems. * Demonstration of a professional attitude and courtesy towards others. * Willingness to travel/work overtime/work any shift/work weekends. * Valid Driver's License and Passport. * Able to read and understand mechanical engineering drawings. * Strong aptitude for continued learning and troubleshooting. * Software capabilities: AutoCAD and 3D design preferred. * Knowledge of Mechanical Assemblies, fixturing, tooling, industrial automation preferred. * Familiarity with specifications for building, foundations, electrical preferred. * Able to read and understand controls drawings preferred. * Able to read and understand electrical diagrams preferred WARUM WIR? What’s in It for You? We offer competitive pay and a supportive environment: * Compensation: Annual On-Target Earnings * Benefits: Comprehensive package including health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance. * Retirement: 401(k) plan with company match. * Work-Life Balance: Generous paid time off and holiday pay. The Details * Type: Full-time, salaried (exempt). * Location: North America

Monumental

Monumental is automating on-site construction with robotics and software. Our mission is to make construction software-defined and autonomous - a future where beautiful, bespoke buildings go up in a single day, with minimal labour. We're a growing team of engineers, operators and technicians from companies like Palantir, Qualcomm, Dyson, Shopify, Tesla, Meta and Google DeepMind. It's still the early days of building the company, and this is a chance to make an outsized impact on a problem that matters. From day one, you’ll be working with an experienced founding team, backed by a $32M Series B led by Khosla Ventures and Plural. Monumental is based in the city centre of Amsterdam, in a beautiful facility with an fully equipped workshop and robot testing floor. We build the whole stack in-house - hardware and software, we're explicitly not a hybrid or remote-first company - you can't build robots or walls from home, so we're onsite five days a week.   Read more on why we believe you should spend your time working on construction, and learn about our vision and company. You might enjoy Based in Europe’s film on how we’re fixing Europe’s housing shortage, or this video by Andreas Klinger of what our office looks like. About the role We’re looking for engineers with deep knowledge of software and modern 3D computer vision. We’re building an operating system to make on-site construction possible with robotics. Our software stack allows us to do everything from 3D reconstruction of the construction site (through photogrammetry), design of custom wall structures, training and deploying vision algorithms, supply chain, path planning, and robot controls and kinematics. Some of the challenges we're solving with computer vision: * We make 3D reconstructions of construction sites that let us match the architect's (ideal) drawings to the real world. These reconstructions are made in challenging conditions - low or harsh light, limited space - by operators who aren't computer vision experts, and we need a fast turnaround so our robots can get building immediately. * Our robots place bricks and mortar with sub-millimetre accuracy in a global reference frame. These are higher accuracy requirements than autonomous driving, which means we ask more of our sensors - an off-the-shelf RealSense camera doesn't cut it. * Our robots aren't always on stable ground. Sometimes we build a canal wall from a boat, or work off a wobbly scaffold. That means compensating live, so we can still build a beautiful building. You can read about how we control robots with TypeScript in this post by our CTO, Sebastiaan. If you're new to robotics, you might enjoy reading Bouke's blog post on his experience joining Monumental as a software engineer. What you'll do * Developing algorithms for localisation, mapping, calibration, and state estimation using state-of-the-art techniques, allowing us to drive our autonomous vehicles in the ever-changing environment of a construction site. * Building the continuous localisation system for our robots, combining camera, depth, and IMU data to keep track of where the robot is at all times. * Designing and building vision systems that understand the construction site: spec the right cameras and sensors, train models that judge the quality of bricks and mortar, or recognise construction objects. * Implementing robust, production-level code that brings your algorithms to life. You own your projects from start to finish and don't approach problems like a researcher who hands a Jupyter notebook to a separate software engineering team. * Measuring the performance of our sensing system on a continuous basis, characterising the sources of error and performing root cause analysis - even when the robot is out on a construction site and you don't have direct physical access to it. What we’re looking for * Industry experience building and deploying 3D vision systems into production. * Deep understanding of, and hands-on experience with, multiple hardware sensor systems - LiDARs, IMUs, and (depth) cameras. * Experience developing, implementing, and testing mapping, localisation and state estimation algorithms such as (VI-)SLAM, VIO, ICP, and Kalman filters. * Ideally, some experience with real-time, deep-learning-based computer vision - e.g. multi-object tracking systems. * Proven software engineering experience in C, C++, Python, Rust, or comparable languages - beyond doing things in a Jupyter notebook. * Software engineering best practices: git for version control, unit testing, automated deployment. * A strong bias for action and output. We're not a research organisation - we ship frequently and iterate fast. * A strong sense of ownership and motivation. Why Monumental? Joining Monumental means being at the forefront of a movement aimed at making significant strides in the construction industry. Here, your work has the potential to impact not just the company but the future of how we build. If you're driven by innovation, eager to tackle complex challenges, and ready to make a tangible difference, we want to hear from you.   For open applications (where you don’t see an exact role match), please reach out to us at: iwanttojoin@monumental.co - share with us the most interesting or challenging project you’ve worked on, why you want to join and your CV or portfolio.   Unfortunately we do not currently support internships.   If you don’t meet all the qualifications here but are excited about Monumental and feel you’d still be able to help us solve difficult problems, do get in touch. We welcome generalists who focus on outcomes and are eager to learn on the job.

Monumental

Monumental is automating on-site construction with robotics and software. Our mission is to make construction software-defined and autonomous - a future where beautiful, bespoke buildings go up in a single day, with minimal labour. We're a growing team of engineers, operators and technicians from companies like Palantir, Qualcomm, Dyson, Shopify, Tesla, Meta and Google DeepMind. It's still the early days of building the company, and this is a chance to make an outsized impact on a problem that matters. From day one, you’ll be working with an experienced founding team, backed by a $32M Series B led by Khosla Ventures and Plural. Monumental is based in the city centre of Amsterdam, in a beautiful facility with an fully equipped workshop and robot testing floor. We build the whole stack in-house - hardware and software, we're explicitly not a hybrid or remote-first company - you can't build robots or walls from home, so we're onsite five days a week.   Read more on why we believe you should spend your time working on construction, and learn about our vision and company. You might enjoy Based in Europe’s film on how we’re fixing Europe’s housing shortage, or this video by Andreas Klinger of what our office looks like.   About the role We’re looking for software engineers with deep knowledge of software engineering and controls engineering to join our team. Help us bring our robots to life and join our mission to bring automation to the construction industry to create affordable, beautiful, high-quality housing for everyone.   We’re building an operating system to make on-site construction possible with robotics. Our software stack allows us to do everything from 3D reconstruction (through photogrammetry) of a construction site, design of 3D structures that will be built, supply chain, path planning, and inverse/forward kinematics of our robots.   Some of the types of challenges you might be working on: * Designing and modeling a localization and control system for our autonomous ground vehicles that can move around a construction site * Designing or optimizing specific control loops, e.g. for mortar flow control through different sensors (e.g. a load cell, or time-of-flight sensors) * Design and explore adding a new degree of freedom to the system * Implementing production-level code at whatever level makes sense (embedded firmware in C++, or our application layer in Rust) necessary to bring your algorithms to life.   Help us bring our robots to life and join our mission to bring automation to the construction industry to create affordable, beautiful, high-quality housing for everyone. You might enjoy reading Bouke's blog post on his experience joining Monumental as a software engineer. You might also enjoy seeing this video by Andreas Klinger of what our office environment looks like.   What you'll do * Design and implementation of controls algorithms, both prototype quality for early experiments and production quality for real-world use. We expect you to write C, C++, Rust or Python code, not doing simulations in Matlab. * Design and implement localization algorithms (e.g., visual-inertial SLAM) and ensure we use the right sensors and logic to figure out where we are in world-space, using sensor fusion when required. * Design and build tools that allow debugging, analysis, and performance evaluation of your algorithms. * Bringing software engineering best practices to our team. You should be able to write production-level code that will stand on its own. * Root cause analysis and general debugging skills whenever things fail. * Taking full ownership of a project, going from idea to prototype to finished project.   What we’re looking for * Experience implementing algorithms for the calibration and motion control, and path planning of complex robotic systems. * Practical and theoretical knowledge on modelling, signal processing, motion planning, sensor fusion, collision avoidance. * Industry experience building and deploying production systems in C, C++, Python, Rust, or comparable languages. * Software engineering skills and best practices. You use git for version control, know how to do unit tests or how to automate deployment of your code. * Basic familiarity with Linux systems and conventions. E.g., you’re comfortable SHH’ing into other machines to figure out why something isn't working. * Experience in troubleshooting issues and conducting root cause analysis. * Preferred experience in building prototypes in a zero-to-one environment and/or top student teams. * B.Sc. in Computer Science, Mechanical-, Mechatronics-, Controls System Engineering or equivalent.   Why Monumental? Joining Monumental means being at the forefront of a movement aimed at making significant strides in the construction industry. Here, your work has the potential to impact not just the company but the future of how we build. If you're driven by innovation, eager to tackle complex challenges, and ready to make a tangible difference, we want to hear from you.   For open applications (where you don’t see an exact role match), please reach out to us at: iwanttojoin@monumental.co - share with us the most interesting or challenging project you’ve worked on, why you want to join and your CV or portfolio.   Unfortunately we do not currently support internships.   If you don’t meet all the qualifications here but are excited about Monumental and feel you’d still be able to help us solve difficult problems, do get in touch. We welcome generalists who focus on outcomes and are eager to learn on the job.