Animal Dynamics

As a Robotics Software Engineer at Animal Dynamics, you will join our talented Perception team, responsible for developing the systems that allow our products to examine the world around them and enable the autonomous functionality that makes them so effective.  You will develop and improve key systems in the delivery of functions like detect-and-avoid and GNSS-denied navigation, among others, taking solutions from initial concept, through the whole development cycle and towards production readiness. 

 

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a key team within an exciting, growing organisation, and you will have the opportunity to work on interesting products that solve problems and save lives. 

 

We believe you'll need the following skills and experience to succeed:

• Good knowledge of C++ and Python programming languages. 
• Experienced user of the Linux operating system. 
• Ability to work with version control systems. 
• Has worked with robotics middleware, e.g., ROS/ROS2. 

• Familiarity with 3D coordinate systems and transformations typically used in robotics. 
• Experience with processing sensor data, which could include point clouds or images. 
• Familiarity with sensor fusions concepts, for instance, relevant application of Kalman filtering. 
• Be a team player with good oral and written communication skills, willing to document and openly communicate work results with the team, taking feedback gracefully. 
• Willingness to stay up to date with the state of the art in robotics and continually improve skills. 

 

 

Bonus points will be awarded for any of the following: 

• Experience with managing big robotics datasets and robotics simulations. 

• Knowledge or experience with factor graphs and factor graph optimization. 
• Experience working with a variety of sensors, e.g., cameras, LIDAR, RADAR. 
• Experience with Visual-Inertial odometry and SLAM. 
• Interest in machine learning. 
• Having published in high-impact robotics journals or conferences.  

 

In your first six months, you will be:  

• Participating in test flight missions, collecting data. 
• Understanding the challenges we are facing in developing autonomy systems for airborne platforms. 
• Designing and implementing algorithms, e.g., supporting object detection or visual navigation. 

• Contributing ideas to the future direction of our work. 

 

 

Like the rest of the Animal Dynamics team, you’ll benefit from: 

 

• Competitive salary in the region of £35,000 - £50,000 p.a, dependent on capability demonstrated through selection process
• 25 days annual leave, bank holidays, plus 3 days additional leave for Christmas closure 
• Flexible working 
• Pension scheme 
• Career Development Framework to support your professional development  

• EMI share options scheme 
• Company discount scheme 

 

This role is advertised as full-time, but we want to hire the best person and would therefore consider part-time options. 

 

 

About Us 

At Animal Dynamics we are motivated to create original and worthwhile solutions to real problems. We make vehicles that combine high efficiency with full autonomy and will positively disrupt industries and technical approaches that have long been taken for granted. 

 

We take our inspiration from animals and the natural world. Our current focus is on Stork, a family of vehicles which have been designed as highly energy and cost-efficient aerial systems for carrying loads. These vehicles are full-stack autonomous vehicles, with complex mechanical, electronic and software features. 

 

Based near Oxford, we are a friendly, innovative Company which is growing rapidly. We recruit talented, committed people who want to work in a stimulating and supportive environment.