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About the Role
Robotics Engineer position in Redmond, 98052, responsible for creating, deploying, and maintaining AI and machine learning models in support of Embodied AI and Robotics research.
Job Title: AI Engineer - Automation/Robotics 3
The main function of an AI Engineer- Robotics is to be responsible for creating, deploying, and maintaining AI and machine learning models. This specific role will be in support of Embodied AI and Robotics research.
Purpose of the Team:
Our team is working on advancing the state of the art in robotic learning and foundation models.
Job Responsibilities:
Fine-tune and improve a variety of sophisticated software implementation projects- Architect, design and implement our test automation infrastructure.
Develop training and evaluation pipelines using Azure Machine Learning - Analyze and refine training datasets for robotic and AI applications
Develop tools to provide fast deployment of novel algorithms in simulation and on hardware. - Integrate robotic control and perception stacks with simulation frameworks
Qualifications:
Masters degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field required- 5-7 years of related experience required
A solid foundation in computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design - Experience with using simulation environments or robotic hardware
Experience performing in-depth troubleshooting and unit testing with both new and legacy production systems - Experience in programming and experience with problem diagnosis and resolution
Background in machine learning frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch
Explain a typical day in the role.:
A typical day would include integrating a new simulation or robotic arm with our robotic learning framework by adapting our server/client code to the new API.- Followed by collecting and converting demonstrations in that environment into the correct format for training a model.
- Finally launch finetuning runs of our internal VLAs and baseline external VLAs to be evaluated the next day.
What is the ideal background of a candidate for this role?:
A candidate familiar with training robotic models such as vision-language-action models, diffusion models, reinforcement learning policies. In addition, familiarity with either simulation environments or robotic hardware is necessary for system integration.
What are unique selling points that would get candidates interested in your role over another?:
Our team is working on advancing the state of the art in robotic learning and foundation models. Candidates will get to work with an agile and dynamic team and have the ability dramatically impact the direction of the research.
How will contractor performance be measured?:
Performance will be measured by impact on research objectives. This includes developing new features, performing evaluations, or creating documentations. We practice an agile task planning process where we collaboratively decide on duration and priority of tasks that make progress and impact clear to both parties.
Top 3 Must-Have HARD Skills & years of experience for each:
Python – 5 years- Pytorch – 2 years
- ROS2 – 1 year
Location
Redmond, 98052
Salary and Other Compensation:
The annual salary for this position is between $200,000– 208,000 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
Benefits:
The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: [medical insurance] [dental insurance] [vision insurance] [401(k) retirement plan] [long term disability insurance [shortterm disability insurance] [5 personal days accrued each calendar year. The Paid time off benefits meet the paid sick and safe time laws that pertains to the City/ State] [10-15 days of paid vacation time] [6 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday per calendar year] [Ascendion Learning Management System]
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Preferred Skills
- Robotics Artificial Intellige
- Robotics
- ROS2
- PyTorch
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About Ascendion
Ascendion is a full-service digital engineering solutions company. We make and manage software platforms and products that power growth and deliver captivating experiences to consumers and employees.
Our engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent solution capabilities accelerate transformation and impact for enterprise clients. Headquartered in New Jersey, our workforce of 6,000+ Ascenders delivers solutions from around the globe. Ascendion is built differently to engineer the next.
