About Forterra

Forterra is a leading provider of autonomous systems for ground-based movement in the working world. Amongst some of the earliest innovators in the field of driverless technology, Forterra is focused on building systems that protect front-line soldiers and enable civilian workers in our industrial base. Forterra is the go-to provider of ground autonomy solutions for the U.S. Department of Defense, which harnesses the technology for asymmetric warfare in critical conditions.

About The Role

Forterra is a fast-growing company at the early stages of growth. We hire talented people with diverse backgrounds who are ready to help build a technology ecosystem that supports our defense and commercial partners.

At Forterra, you will be a part of a team that tackle planning problems in diverse domains such as complex, unstructured off-road terrain, coordinated formation control and in semi-structured areas such as yards for a variety of robot platforms ranging in size from a side-by-side to a semi-truck.

Consistent with this fast growth, members of our Behavior Generation team must be resourceful, creative, and eager to take ownership of complex technical matters.

What You'll Do

• Develop real-time (deterministic, randomized and optimization based) path and motion planning algorithms for various vehicle types (ackermann, skid-steered, wheeled, tracked) using C++ in a Linux Environment
• Design and implement state machine logic for mode management
• Design and implement messaging for synchronization, logging and debugging
• Integrate, test and evaluate performance of software in simulation and on-vehicle
• Work with cross functional teams to ensure reliable and effective vehicle behavior
• Travel up to 20% to support on-site vehicle testing

Minimum Qualifications

• BS, MS or PhD in Robotics, Applied Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science or related field
• Strong background in path planning, motion planning, manipulator planning and task and high level planning
• Strong programming skills in C++
• Solid core software engineering skills: software design, unit testing, debugging
• Ability to consistently deliver production-quality software in a continuously integrated environment
• Demonstrates clean, maintainable code and documentation practices
• Experience working in teams and a willingness to proactively solve problems

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in planning for unmanned ground vehicles operating outdoors
• Expertise with GPU or ML tool kits such as CUDA, Pytorch, TensorFlow and/or TensorRT

US Salary Range
 $120,000—$165,000
 

The salary range for this role is an estimate and is based on a wide variety of compensation factors. The salary offered to candidates will vary based on a variety of factors including (but not limited to) relevant work experience, education, specialized training, critical expertise, training, and more. Equity in Forterra is included in most of our full-time, high-demand roles and is therefore considered part of Forterra’s overall compensation package. In addition to base salary and equity, Forterra offers competitive benefits for full-time employees including:

• Premium Healthcare Benefits: Three plan options, including an HSA-eligible plan, with Forterra covering 80% of the plan premium for you and your dependents.  
• Basic Life/AD&D, short and long-term disability insurance plans 100% covered by Forterra, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
• Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a winter break in December.
• Competitive paid time off (PTO) offering 20 days accrued per year.
• A minimum of 7 weeks fully paid parental leave for birth/adoption. 
• A $9k annual tuition reimbursement or professional development stipend.
• Fully stocked beverage refrigerators with all the Celsius your little heart desires. 
• 401(k) retirement savings plan, including traditional, Roth 401(k), and after-tax deferral with company match up to 4%.

Your recruiter will be able to share more information about our salary and benefits offering during the hiring process.  

Forterra is an equal-opportunity employer, providing and promoting equal employment opportunity in accordance with local, state, and federal laws. Forterrans are unique, talented individuals who are united through a shared passion to deliver autonomous systems that enable national resilience and a robust supply chain. All qualified applications will receive equal consideration for employment.