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Senior Staff AI Software Engineer, Perception
Agility RoboticsFremont, CA · Remote · full time · Senior
$238,000 – $372,000
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What this role is
Lead the perception system architecture for a humanoid robot expanding from controlled environments into dynamic, real-world warehouses and manufacturing floors where safety around human workers is paramount. This role combines deep ML expertise with systems-level thinking to define how the robot sees, understands hazards, and makes safety-critical decisions alongside people.
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What they ask for
Required
- 8+ years in machine learning or perception for robotics
- Master's or Ph.D. in AI, Robotics, Computer Science, or related field
- Experience architecting ML/perception systems for safety-critical contexts
- Deep expertise in convolutional neural networks, multi-object tracking, data association, supervised learning, and pose estimation
- Experience making system-level tradeoffs across sensing modalities, redundancy, and compute constraints on embedded hardware
- Track record of setting technical direction at an organization level
Nice to have
- Publications in CVPR, ICCV, RSS, or ICRA
- Direct experience supporting a safety case or certification submission
- Experience architecting redundant or diverse sensing systems for safety-rated perception
- Experience architecting perception systems for humanoid or legged robots
- Experience representing technical architecture to regulators or safety auditors
- Substantial experience with FMEA, hazard analysis, and safety case strategy for autonomous or robotic systems