Group Lead AI Engineering - NEURAGym (human)

Neura Robotics; Aachen; Vor Ort; EUR 120.000 - 160.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Neura Robotics in Aachen is seeking a hands-on leader to build and guide a team of Robotic Foundation Model Application Engineers. You will mentor, recruit, and drive high performance while shaping the roadmap for NeuraGym deployments on real robots.

You’ll lead technical decisions, review training scripts, and collaborate with Cloud/AI teams to ensure safe, scalable systems. Requirements include 5+ years in robotics ML, 2+ years of people management, strong Python (C++ a plus), and

Qualifikationen

• Advanced degree in CS/Robotics required.
• 5+ years hands-on ML in robotics.
• 2+ years leadership/technical leadership experience.
• Strong Python and ML frameworks (PyTorch or TensorFlow).
• Experience with real robot hardware and middleware.
• Fluent in English; German language skills beneficial.

Aufgaben

• Hire and mentor a team of Robotic Foundation Model Application Engineers.
• Act as technical lead and escalation point for NeuraGym users.
• Oversee onboarding of users through the full NeuraGym pipeline.
• Collaborate with on-site Robotics Engineers during data capture and experiments.
• Review training scripts and reproduce model bugs when blockers occur.
• Interface with Cloud and AI teams for cross‑functional alignment.
• Aggregate lessons learned for NeuraGym and core AI roadmaps.
• Define and track team KPIs (skill success rate, time-to-validated-skill, data efficiency).

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Mentoring

English communication

German communication

Machine learning

Robotics

Ausbildung

Master's or PhD in CS/Robotics

PhD in related field

Tools

Python

PyTorch

TensorFlow

C++

ROS

Cloud platforms

IsaacSim

MuJoCo

Jobbeschreibung

Your mission & challenges

• Hire, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of Robotic Foundation Model Application Engineers

• Act as technical lead and escalation point for NeuraGym users: scope feasibility, choose algorithms, plan data collection

• Oversee onboarding of users to the full NeuraGym pipeline: teleoperation, annotation, training, simulation, deployment and validation

• Collaborate closely with on-site Robotics Engineers during data capture and experiments to ensure desired behavior and safety standards are met

• Step in hands‑on when the team hits hard blockers: review training scripts, identify data issues, help reproduce model bugs

• Serve as the interface to our Cloud and AI teams, facilitating cross‑functional collaboration and alignment

• Aggregate lessons learned across all engagements and feed them into both the NeuraGym product roadmap and the Neura core AI roadmap

• Define and track team KPIs (skill success rate, time-to-validated-skill, data efficiency)

What we can look forward to

• Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or related field

• 5+ years hands‑on machine learning experience in robotics — strong in at least two of: vision‑based manipulation, reinforcement/imitation learning, or multimodal foundation models

• 2+ years of people management or formal technical leadership (tech lead, staff engineer, or team lead with direct reports)

• Solid Python skills (C++ a plus); practical experience with PyTorch or TensorFlow

• Comfortable working directly with real robot hardware and associated middleware

• Cloud experience (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and robotic simulation tools (IsaacSim, MuJoCo, etc.) a plus

• Proven ability to deliver complex, multi-month robotics projects with measurable outcomes

• Clear communicator who can translate between researchers, engineers, and end-users; good command of English and German (B2–C1)