Manager, Machine Learning on Orbit

Boston Dynamics, Inc.; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 187,580 - 275,117; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Annual bonus

Job summary

Boston Dynamics, Inc. is seeking a Manager, Machine Learning to lead a team of around five engineers working on the Orbit platform.

You will research, prototype, and deploy multimodal models using robotic sensor data to extract actionable site information such as anomalous states and object classifications. The role requires deep expertise in Python, generative AI, and vision-focused ML; you will collaborate with software and product teams to deliver robust ML solutions and continually improve

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science or related field with 7+ years of industry experience.
• Strong Python software development skills and architecture knowledge.
• Experience training, fine-tuning, and applying state-of-the-art generative AI models, preferably in CV.
• Experience with ML tools and workflows (CUDA, PyTorch).

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of ~5 machine learning engineers.
• Research, prototype, and deploy multimodal models from robotic sensors for site insights.
• Establish evaluation methods for inspection model performance.
• Curate datasets for training, fine-tuning, and evaluation.
• Identify and apply model performance improvement strategies.

Skills

Python

Software architecture

Performance optimization

Generative AI

Computer vision

Education

BS in Computer Science

MS in Computer Science

Tools

CUDA

PyTorch

Job description

Overview

Boston Dynamics is building the world’s most advanced robots. The Spot quadruped robot performs inspections on thousands of sites around the world, helping customers to inspect, operate and optimize their industrial facilities. We are seeking a highly experienced and motivated Manager, Machine Learning to support our Orbit team. Boston Dynamics is uniquely positioned to capture millions of multimodal datapoints from within industrial environments. This data feeds into the Orbit intelligent automation platform, coordinating robot fleets on hundreds of sites today. In Orbit, we’re building a foundation model with leading zero‑shot performance on common industrial inspection tasks. In this role you will have the opportunity to design, build, and continuously improve Orbit’s machine learning systems.

In this role you will:

• Be a lead on a team of ~5 machine learning engineers.
• Research, prototype, and deploy models leveraging multimodal data from robotic sensors to extract useful site information – anomalous machine states, object classification, etc.
• Establish effective methods of evaluating inspection model performance.
• Curate datasets to be used in model training, fine‑tuning and evaluation.
• Identify and employ model performance improvement strategies – e.g. fine tuning, model selection, and prompt engineering.

You will be a part of the Spot Applications Organization. Here you will work alongside full‑stack engineers and in close coordination with product management and design. You will be supported by ML platform engineers, and collaborate with researchers across Boston Dynamics.

Qualifications

• BS and 10+ years of experience, or MS and 7+ years of industry experience in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics, or a related field.
• Expert‐level software development skills, particularly in Python, with a strong command of software architecture, design patterns, and performance optimization techniques.
• Experience training, fine‑tuning, and applying state of the art generative AI models. Preferably focused on computer vision tasks.
• Experience with common ML tools (CUDA, PyTorch), architectures and workflows.
• Ability to track the current state of the art, and identify opportunities for product applications.
• A willingness to dive deep into challenging problems in computer vision, develop creative customer‑focused solutions in collaboration with teammates, and clearly communicate findings.

Benefits

The salary or hourly pay range for this position will be clearly stated in the job posting as required by Massachusetts law. The base pay range for this position is between $187,580–275,117. Base pay will depend on multiple individualized factors including, but not limited to internal equity, job related knowledge, skills and experience. This range represents a good faith estimate of compensation at the time of posting.

Boston Dynamics offers a generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off and an annual bonus structure. Additional details regarding these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer for employment.

We are growing rapidly, building a commercial company that delivers cutting edge technology and solutions to our customers from industrial applications to logistics and warehouse solutions.