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Robotics Engineer

250k – 450kLos Angeles, CANew York, NYRedwood City, CAHybrid
Summary

As the founding Robotics Engineer, you will be responsible for bringing up and operating commercial robot platforms, integrating sensors and data pipelines, and running experiments to evaluate world models in the real world.

About the role

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Bring up and operate off-the-shelf robot platforms (humanoids, manipulators, mobile bases) for model evaluation and data collection.
  • Integrate cameras, depth sensors, IMUs, and other sensors needed for world-model rollouts and policy evaluation.
  • Own the data pipeline from robot to training: logging, synchronization, calibration, and replay.
  • Build the test rigs and benchmarks that tell us whether the model is improving over time.
  • Keep the fleet running — debug failures across hardware, drivers, and integration code.
  • Be the bridge between research and the physical world: translate "what the model needs" into "what the robot does."

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

  • Strong systems integration background — robots, drivers, sensors, real-time control.
  • Hands-on with ROS/ROS2 (or equivalent), Python, and Linux at the systems level.
  • Comfortable debugging across the stack: from kernel-level driver issues to ML pipeline bugs.
  • Track record of standing up complex robot setups and keeping them running.
  • Preferred: experience with humanoids/manipulators from major vendors (Unitree, Figure, 1X, Agility, Franka, etc.), and prior work in a research lab where the robot was a means to an end rather than the end itself.

Compensation

The base pay range for this role is $250,000 – $450,000 per year.

Skills
ROSROS2PythonLinuxSystems IntegrationReal-time ControlDebuggingML Pipeline
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