Senior Applied AI Engineer
GrayMatter Robotics7 months ago
Base Salary
$150k - $170k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and train AI models for perception, inspection, decision-making, and control in robotic manufacturing systems.
- Lead simulation-based tooling for reinforcement learning, synthetic data generation, and autonomous robotic cell setup.
- Own synthetic data generation pipelines using generative AI, 3D geometry, physics-based simulation, and image data.
- Develop and deploy multimodal inspection and health-monitoring systems using vision, 3D sensing, force/torque, and other sensors.
- Improve sim-to-real transfer so models trained in simulation operate robustly on physical robotic cells.
- Optimize, deploy, and maintain machine-learning models on production robotic systems while accounting for latency, reliability, and hardware constraints.
- Troubleshoot cross-disciplinary problems involving machine-learning models, simulation, robotics software, sensors, and hardware.
Requirements
- Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related field, plus 5–8 years of experience.
- Strong proficiency in Python is required; working knowledge of Python and C++ in robotics systems is preferred.
- Deep expertise in machine learning and deep learning, including hands-on experience with PyTorch.
- Experience deploying and testing machine-learning models on physical robotic manipulators in real-world environments.
- Experience with robotics simulation environments or physics-based modeling, such as Isaac Lab or MuJoCo.
- Strong software engineering discipline, including clean, maintainable, well-tested, and performance-optimized code.
- Ability to diagnose ambiguous system-level problems and iterate under real-world constraints.
- Preferred experience with synthetic data generation, generative models, reinforcement learning, imitation learning, policy optimization, 3D data, robotics middleware, industrial automation, and multimodal sensing.
- Publication history or interest in applied robotics research venues such as ICRA, CoRL, RSS, IROS, RA-L, or T-RO is preferred.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Unlimited paid time off
- 401(k) plan with employer match
- Regular offsite events
- Discretionary fund for enhancing productivity
- This is a Q3/Q4 2026 hire
Categories
ML EngineeringRobotics
About GrayMatter Robotics
We’re solving the most difficult surface treatment and finishing challenges high-mix, high-variability manufacturers face with our advanced robotics and physics-informed AI technologies. We are transforming the future of manufacturing with robotics and our proprietary GMR-AI™, designed into smart robotic cells that assist humans in tedious and ergonomically challenging tasks. Our mission is to enhance human productivity and improve the quality of life by letting robots empower people. Based in Los Angeles, California, GrayMatter Robotics has been voted one of the top 50 Best Places to Work in LA by BuiltIn. We also won the RBR50 Award in 2022 as one of the top 50 innovators in the robotics market.