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NREC:
The National Robotics Engineering Consortium is a branch of the Robotics
Institute located 3 miles off campus in Lawrenceville. The NREC is
sponsored by
NASA and industrial companies to produce reliable mobile robots and
supporting
technologies. Our research primarily focuses on automating vehicles and
developing generic robotics tools such as vision systems, control packages,
and
visualization tools.  There is now a shuttle that runs several times per day
down to our facility from main campus.

If you are looking to pursue a career in mobile robotics, the NREC is one of
the best places to get experience. Our undergraduate and graduate students
develop important work that is used in active projects that are going to
market. If you are interested in general information about the NREC, check
out
http://www.rec.ri.cmu.edu/.

Jobs available now:

Radar Project: Looking for EE/CE/CS students.  Experience with radar,
general
electro-magnetic propagation, or physics would be a bonus.
The radar project is working on a non-mechanically scanning radar sensor
system
for mobile robots.  The project has immediate need for help in the following
tasks:
- Assembly, and testing of prototype radar unit for use with standard PC
platforms.
- Design, implementation, and testing of software processing algorithms and
display routines for radar imagery.
- Development of real-time visualization programs using 3D radar data.
- Design, implementation, and testing of embedded sensor unit including
custom
DSP or microcontroller hardware.
- Specification of sensor across various end user applications.
- Application based sensor integration into various sponsor's systems.
- Web based marketing of the project including demo videos and posters.

Chipmunk Project: Looking for EE/CE/CS student.
The chipmunk is an embedded vision PC design and built by the NREC.
Presently,
the major design effort has been completed and we are looking for someone to
help with the following tasks:
- Handle logistics for ordering parts and sub-assemblies.
- Handle simple testing and final assembly.
- Offer maintenance, upgrades, and support.
- Document Unit (create data sheet, user manual, online faq, etc.)
- Build a web page for the unit.

Hours Program: Looking for CS student.
The NREC is looking for a program to track hours of employees working on
different projects.  We are looking for someone to help with the following
tasks:
- Research the market for commercially available options and features.
- Write a specification of what would be useful at the NREC.
- Buy and install available option.  OR
- Design and build a web based hours entry system for employees to use.
- Design and build a reporting system for staff and management to access
detailed reports.


Please note: Our division is looking to hire only the best people. We are
looking for responsible, hard-working design engineers who will function on
their own as well as with a team and are dedicated to delivering a working
product by our deadlines. The NREC supports projects for corporate sponsors
who
expect delivery of working products on time.


[Please send resume to David Stager (cop@cmu.edu) to be considered for these
and other NREC projects.]