Lead Robotics AI/ML Engineer - Edge Autonomy

Analog Devices; Cork; On-site; EUR 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Analog Devices, Inc. in Munich is seeking a Principal Robotics AI/ML Engineer to lead development of robot policies, task planning, computer vision and decision-making under uncertainty. You will guide research-to-production for industrial autonomous systems and mentor engineers across disciplines.

You will drive architectural roadmaps, collaborate with hardware, software, and field teams, and push real-world deployments in edge AI environments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in robotics, computer vision, control theory or AI; with 3+ years in a technical leadership role.
• Demonstrated expertise in at least one of the following: Task and motion planning, Policy learning methods, Robot foundation models, Decision making under uncertainty, Multi-sensor fusion (camera, LiDAR, IMU, encoders), Robot control and integration.
• Proven track record of deploying algorithms in real-world systems.
• Strong programming skills in Python, with experience in frameworks like ROS, PyTorch or TensorFlow.
• Deep knowledge in robot locomotion, kinematics and dynamics.
• Comfortable with real-time systems, embedded platforms, or simulators such as Gazebo, Isaac Sim, MuJoCo, OpenAI Gym or Unreal Engine.
• Familiar with MLOps and software best practices: CI/CD, containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Excellent communicator and collaborator — capable of leading multi-disciplinary teams and influencing stakeholders across hardware, software, and business domains.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and deployment of expert and generalist policies that enable industrial targeted tasksets to be enacted.
• Drive the design of task policies using hierarchical planning, reinforcement learning, or hybrid methods.
• Develop real-world and simulation-based datasets for benchmarking and validation; guide sensor selection and system integration.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with embedded, hardware, and systems engineers to bring scalable solutions from research to production.
• Stay current with the state of the art in robotics, Edge AI, and self-supervised learning — and guide the team in adopting innovative technologies.
• Contribute to the broader AI platform architecture, CI/CD pipelines, and MLOps practices.

Skills

Robotics expertise

Task planning

Policy learning

Decision making under uncertainty

Team leadership

Communication

Education

M.S. or Ph.D. in Robotics/CS/EE or related field

Tools

ROS

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Docker

Kubernetes

Gazebo

Unreal Engine

Job description

Analog Devices, Inc. in Munich is seeking a Principal Robotics AI/ML Engineer to lead development of robot policies, task planning, computer vision and decision-making under uncertainty. You will guide research-to-production for industrial autonomous systems and mentor engineers across disciplines.

You will drive architectural roadmaps, collaborate with hardware, software, and field teams, and push real-world deployments in edge AI environments.