Are you a Security Engineer who loves robotics? Do you have a pile of Arduinos, Raspberry Pis, ESP32s and other single board computers on your work bench or desk? We want you to join our team and help make robotics more secure.

If you are a security engineer with a passion for robotics or a robotics engineer with a passion for security you should consider applying for this opportunity.

In this role as a Robotics Engineer you will be busy upstream helping move ROS forward  in security and outreach.

Key responsibilities

Work in upstream ROS1 and ROS2, with an emphasis on security-related features (e.g. SROS2)

Develop infrastructure to properly support ROS1 and ROS2 in Ubuntu

Analyze, remediate and work with upstream package maintainers to improve ROS packages

Participate in design level discussions with the robotics community to secure ROS

Design and develop robotics-related features in snapd and snapcraft, two key technologies behind snaps and Ubuntu Core

Discover and remediate security issues in ROS

Write blog posts, create videos, and present at conferences about work being done

Required skills

Information security mind set

Experience working with ROS1 or ROS2

Excellent C++ and Python skills

The ability to collaborate proactively within a distributed team

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent