Orchard

Robotics

• Prototype new iterations of our camera assemblies and hardware, including compute, cameras, GNSS, and other sensors in our FruitScope Vision Systems.
• Work with embedded compute (NVIDIA Jetson) to interface and synchronize camera sensors, IMU, GNSS, etc.
• Characterize the performance of sensors like GNSS in different operating environments.
• Ensure robustness of our systems across many different crops and real-world conditions.
• Create thorough test procedures to ensure the accuracy and reliability of our systems.
• Be a generalist, supporting different parts of our software and hardware if needed.

Robotics Hardware Engineer

Machine Learning Engineer

• Build and maintain scalable ETL pipelines for processing large, diverse image datasets collected from our tractor-mounted camera systems in farms
• Stay up-to-date with current literature in computer vision models and architectures, and apply relevant advancements to our systems
• Develop, deploy, and monitor infrastructure for model training, evaluation, and inference, both in the cloud and on edge devices
• Design and implement intelligent active sampling infrastructure to optimize data collection and improve model performance
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to integrate ML solutions into production robotics systems
• Work closely with agronomists and farmers to understand crop biology and translate domain knowledge into actionable ML features
• Be a generalist, supporting different parts of our software stack as needed

Recruitment

• Own and execute the full-cycle recruiting process across technical and operations roles, from sourcing to closing candidates.
• Partner directly with the CEO and functional leads to deeply understand our hiring needs and priorities, and how to build the best pipeline of qualified candidates.
• Build and refine our recruiting processes, tools, and systems as we scale (such as our ATS [Ashby], sourcing, interview processes, and overall candidate experience).
• Create compelling outreach and outbound messages, along with employer branding and perception to attract top-tier candidates.
• Maintain our high-quality bar while moving quickly, helping ensure that every hire strengthens our team's culture and mission.

Founding Recruiter

• Invent creative, practical, and robust solutions to computer vision problems relating to perception and localization
• Develop perception & localization algorithms for tractor-mounted camera systems
• Implement intelligent algorithms to interpret complex, real-world data (each system collects terabytes of raw image data every day)
• Fuse sensor data (stereo depth, GNSS, IMU, etc.) to localize camera systems on farms
• Optimize code for fast edge computing performance (Python, C++)
• Support different parts of the software and hardware stack as needed
• Collaborate closely with CEO and team; deploy and iterate systems on large farms

Robotics Hardware Engineer

Machine Learning Engineer

Founding Recruiter

Senior Robotics Software Engineer, Perception & Localization