Manufacturing Engineer

Kosmos; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan

401k/IRA

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Family Leave

Disability

Training & Development

Job summary

Kosmos is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer in the Lexington, KY area to drive AI-enabled production initiatives. You will collaborate with robotics and controls teams to integrate AI into manufacturing processes and benchmark Physical AI technologies with suppliers and industry events.

The role requires a strong background in robotics, AI/ML, and automation, with hands-on experience across Python, C++, ROS, and sensor systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Robotics, Computer Science, Data Science, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience with manufacturing automation deployments.
• Experience in robotics, AI/ML, or advanced automation development.
• Full-stack mindset: building complete solutions, not just algorithms.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with robotics, controls, and plant teams to integrate AI into production systems.
• Identify and benchmark emerging Physical AI technologies with suppliers and events.
• Ensure safety, reliability, and manufacturability per standards and risk assessments.
• Present concepts, results, and recommendations to stakeholders and leadership.
• Manage contractors to design and build testing cells.
• Produce clear documentation to support scaling and customer enablement.

Skills

Robotics

AI/ML

Python

C++

ROS

Machine Vision

Sensor Fusion

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Robotics or related field

Tools

ROS-based systems

C++

Python toolchains

Job description

Large Manufacturing company is seeking an Manufacturing Engineer in the Lexington, KY area.

What you’ll be doing

• Collaborate cross-functionally with robotics engineers, controls engineers, and plant manufacturing teams to integrate AI into production systems.
• Identify, evaluate, and implement emerging Physical AI technologies through benchmarking, supplier engagement, and industry events.
• Ensure solutions meet safety, reliability, and manufacturability requirements, including alignment with applicable standards and internal risk assessments.
• Present technical concepts, results, and recommendations to stakeholders, management, and executive leadership.
• Manage contractors to design and construct testing cells.
• Produce clear, detailed documentation to support future scaling and customer enablement.

Qualifications

What you bring

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Data Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical field (or equivalent experience).
• Demonstrated experience with manufacturing automation deployments.
• Experience in robotics, AI/ML, or advanced automation development.
• Having a full-stack mindset while working in team environments building complete solutions, not just independent AI algorithms, demonstrations, and experiments.
• Strong hands-on experience in at least two of the following:

• Computer vision (e.g., detection, segmentation, 3D perception)
• Machine learning / deep learning
• Robotics
• Proficiency in Python, C++, ROS-based systems; strong software engineering fundamentals.
• Deep understanding of different sensor types (RGBD cameras, LiDAR, Time-of-Flight sensors, etc.) and the ability to tune for image quality accuracy and performance.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development