Embodied AI Tooling Engineer
Faraday Future3 months ago
Base Salary
$100k - $120k/yr
Responsibilities
- Architect a modular robotics tooling portfolio spanning simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, and cloud infrastructure.
- Define and execute a technical roadmap balancing innovation with stable, high-performance tooling.
- Establish standards for AI lifecycle data formats and communication protocols, including MCAP, HDF5, and LeRobot.
- Build scalable tools for high-fidelity data acquisition from physical robotic platforms and simulation environments.
- Develop pipelines for data cleaning, timestamp synchronization, multimodal alignment, sensor fusion, labeling, and dataset creation.
- Optimize low-latency teleoperation and remote robot-control systems for human-demonstrated data collection.
- Build dashboards for real-time robot-state monitoring, diagnostic telemetry, and environmental perception.
- Guide a high-impact team and collaborate with AI researchers, hardware engineers, and external partners to address tooling gaps.
Requirements
- Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of software engineering experience in robotics, AI, or autonomous driving.
- Pro-level proficiency in Python and C++.
- Deep experience with ROS/ROS2 and modern machine-learning frameworks such as PyTorch and TensorFlow.
- Understanding of data pipelines, sensor fusion, and distributed systems.
- Familiarity with simulation engines such as NVIDIA Isaac Sim, Gazebo, or Mujoco.
- Proven ability to ship complex software products from prototype through production.
- Preferred: experience with teleoperation hardware such as HaptX or VR controllers and human-demonstration data collection.
- Preferred: contributions to open-source robotics or AI projects such as LeRobot or Hugging Face Robotics.
- Preferred: experience in humanoid robotics or complex multi-degree-of-freedom systems.
Benefits
- Healthcare, dental, and vision benefits are free for employees with discounted coverage for family.
- 401(k) options.
- Casual dress code and a relaxed work environment.
- Benefits and incentive plans are included.
About Faraday Future
Faraday Future builds intelligent, connected electric vehicles and complementary digital services for premium buyers. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Gardena, California, the company’s flagship FF 91 luxury EV anchors its product roadmap. Revenue comes from vehicle sales and software-enabled services aimed at the high-end EV market.