Optimizing Robots to Handle Packages in Warehouses and Loading Docks: Join Our Portfolio Company Pickle Robot
Based in the Boston area, Pickle Robot is easing the handling of packages in warehouses and on loading docks by designing a logistics robot named Dill to work alongside people. Using a custom suction gripper and a robotic arm with extensive reach, Dill can unload and load packages from the back of a truck or trailer at an impressive rate of 1,600 packages per hour. By leveraging Pickle’s software-first approach, Dill can quickly adapt and improve its efficiency to accommodate packages of various sizes, regardless of how the packages are arranged; i.e stacked, randomly piled up, etc.
Since joining the Toyota Ventures portfolio in April 2021, Pickle Robot has begun implementing Dill robots in customer warehouses and the team is growing. If you share the company’s mission of designing robots that work alongside people in warehouses and loading docks to improve how e-commerce packages get moved and sorted,, check out these exciting career opportunities available on the Toyota Ventures jobs board: Senior Full Stack Engineer and Senior/Principal Manufacturing Engineer.
Senior Full Stack Engineer (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
As a software engineer at Pickle Robot, you will join a team of engineers using agile processes to build flexible, configurable software for parcel handling robots. In this position, candidates will be responsible for design, implementation and validation of major features for Pickle’s parcel handling robots, as well as for mentoring and leading newer engineers. Other responsibilities will include developing new features across multiple platforms (web-tech, robots and the cloud), ensuring efficient and configurable workflows for collaborative robots driven by behavior trees, and supporting deployed solutions in the field with maintenance, debugging and issue resolution.
Applicants should have over 10 years of practical experience designing and developing software, with a flexible and creative approach to problem solving. Pickle is seeking candidates who also have an understanding of programs such as python, javascript, Google Cloud, Docker, Terraform, as well as TypeScript, NodeJS and ReactJS. Additional knowledge of SOLID Principles and their applications commitment to rigorous testing and validation is a plus.
Senior/Principal Manufacturing Engineer (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
As a senior/principal manufacturing engineer at Pickle Robot, your responsibilities will include: working with the R&D mechanical engineering team to refine design for manufacturing; identifying, selecting, and qualifying external suppliers and contract manufacturers; establishing additional in-house manufacturing as needed; developing a program for scaling toward production; and growing the team as needed for manufacturing operations.
The ideal candidate has over 12 years of experience in design for manufacturing, robotics or related fields, as well as experience taking an R&D product to scaled production. Strong documentation skills, checklist practices, mentorship skills, and a collaborative spirit are musts for this role. Additionally, candidates must be able to show a portfolio of previous work, and demonstrate a basic understanding of solid engineering fundamentals, structures, and machine design. Also valuable are skills in SolidWorks and CAD, experience with inventory and BOM tracking, and the ability to work with supplier and contract manufacturers.
Learn more about a career at Pickle Robot and explore other job opportunities on the Toyota Ventures jobs board. A number of our portfolio companies are also recruiting right now, so be sure to sign up for the Toyota Ventures Talent Network.
