# AI Research Engineer (Robotics)

**Company:** [Coram AI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/coram-ai)
**Location:** Sunnyvale, CA
**Role:** AI Research
**Salary:** $165k – $210k/yr
**Experience:** 3+ years
**Skills:** PyTorch, TensorRT, C++, Rust, CUDA, Nvidia Jetson, Onnx, Gpu Optimization, Real-Time Systems, Deep Learning, Robotics, vLLM, Sglang
**Posted:** 2026-03-11

> Deploys high-performance vision and multimodal AI models to robotic platforms, optimizing for low-latency inference under hardware constraints. Requires 3+ years in real-time robotics systems, expertise in PyTorch, C++/Rust, and edge deployment.

## Job Description

## What You’ll Do
- Deploy deep learning models on edge devices and in the cloud for real-time inference
- Fine-tune models on proprietary datasets and manage dataset versioning, labeling, and evaluation
- Write high-quality **C++** or **Rust** code for deterministic, low-latency execution
- Build cloud pipelines that process millions of images and video streams in near real time
- Perform model surgery in **PyTorch** and **TensorRT**, including pruning, quantization, and graph optimization
- Optimize GPU utilization, memory footprint, and inference throughput
- Build and maintain middleware for real-time IPC between perception, planning, and control systems
- Profile production systems to diagnose memory, compute, and concurrency bottlenecks
- Design rigorous evaluation loops to measure model accuracy, latency, and robustness in field conditions

## What We’re Looking For
- Strong experience building real-time robotics systems that span software and hardware
- Experience deploying neural networks under strict latency constraints where milliseconds matter
- Deep understanding of GPU memory management, batching strategies, and compute optimization
- Strong debugging skills using profilers and low-level performance tools
- Solid experience with **PyTorch**; experience with **TensorRT** and **ONNX** is highly desirable
- Deep expertise in **C++** preferred; strong **Rust** or **Python** experience also welcome
- Experience building production systems that must be reliable, observable, and fault-tolerant

## Bonus Points
- Experience with vLLM, SGLang, or high-performance LLM inference engines
- Experience deploying multimodal models or LLMs in robotics contexts
- Experience with distributed systems, structured logging, and observability at scale
- Familiarity with distributed pubsub, real-time Linux, or embedded GPU platforms
- Experience working with **NVIDIA Jetson**, **CUDA** kernels, or custom accelerators

## Skills and Qualifications
- **BS**, **MS**, or **PhD** in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field
- **3+ years** of experience building robotics, perception, or real-time systems (startup or high-performance production environments strongly preferred)
- Strong programming skills in **C++** (preferred) with experience in **Rust** or **Python**
- Experience deploying deep learning models in production, particularly in environments with strict latency constraints
- Hands-on experience with **PyTorch** for training, fine-tuning, and modifying deep learning models
- Experience deploying models to edge devices or embedded systems where compute and memory resources are constrained
- Strong debugging and profiling skills using low-level performance tools and system profilers
- Experience building reliable, observable, and fault-tolerant production systems

## Similar roles

- [Research Scientist, Robotics](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/bc1e0e8e-1934-418b-bed7-f2cf89a4379c) - Ai2 - Seattle, WA - $167k – $261k/yr
- [Research Scientist, Agents for Science](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/61b04510-5e88-4959-babe-9d082a2ef23e) - Ai2 - Seattle, WA - $167k – $261k/yr
- [Machine Learning Research Scientist, Behavior Planning and Prediction](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/27236e08-fa94-4679-b1a8-9f47d582fa06) - Nuro - Mountain View, CA - $160k – $241k/yr
- [Research Scientist II](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/b15dadf9-a6d4-4c68-abd5-cc569b90c2f3) - Pindrop - Remote - $160k – $185k/yr
- [Systems Research Engineer, GPU Programming](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/7ee52a5b-008e-4ea8-a30f-cf95d53d5c23) - Together AI - Remote - $160k – $230k/yr

**Apply:** https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/ae0a1d4c-01fe-45ee-b3c9-f82ab3101f91
**Canonical:** https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/ae0a1d4c-01fe-45ee-b3c9-f82ab3101f91