Senior Robotics Application Engineer (Physical AI)

Hardware FYI; Wilmington, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision and dental coverage

401k plan

Paid vacation

Holidays and sick time

Job summary

Analog Devices, Inc. seeks a Senior Robotics Application Engineer to turn frontier sensing and AI into working demonstrators. You will develop AI-enabled robotic systems using arms and sensor-equipped hands, and support customer presentations and evaluations.

Responsibilities include building research demonstrators, collaborating with AI, software and hardware colleagues, and delivering live demonstrations with clear explanations of sensor behavior and AI capabilities.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience integrating and debugging robotic/mechatronic systems.
• Understanding of sensing, control, and AI models in robot systems.
• Proficient in Python or C++ and ROS 2 or equivalent robotics middleware.
• Knowledge of sensor installation and data quality; able to explain sensor behavior.

Responsibilities

• Develop AI demonstrators with robot arms and sensor‑hands; debug integration issues.
• Collaborate with AI, software, and hardware teams to design demonstrations and plans.
• Integrate and run models with AI engineers; prepare test scenarios and assess robot behavior.
• Install sensors on demos, verify data quality, explain operating principles and limits.
• Maintain demos with regression checks, configuration records, and safe operation practices.
• Deliver customer demos and support trade shows; explain sensor behavior and AI capabilities.

Skills

Robotic integration

Robot sensing & AI

Python/C++

ROS 2

Sensor installation

Technical customer communication

Research demonstrators planning

System debugging

Education

Master’s or PhD in robotics/engineering/CS

Tools

ROS 2

Job description

Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) is a global semiconductor leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. ADI combines analog, digital, AI, and software technologies into solutions that combat climate change, reliably connect humans and the world, and help drive advancements in automation and robotics, mobility, healthcare, energy and data centers. With revenue of more than $11 billion in FY25, ADI ensures today's innovators stay Ahead of What's Possible. Learn more at www.analog.com and on LinkedIn and X.

Senior Robotics Application Engineer (Physical AI)

The Dexterous AI Group (DAG) is an R&D team working toward robots with human-level dexterity by combining sensing, robot learning, and control. We seek a Senior Robotic System Application Engineer to turn frontier technologies into working demonstrators, with an emphasis on AI-enabled robotic systems using arms and sensor-equipped hands. You will also develop sensor-level demonstrations and support customer presentations, trade shows, and evaluations.

Why this role matters

Your demonstrators will show how emerging sensing and AI technologies perform individually and in complete robotic systems. Customer discussions and evaluations will provide evidence of application relevance, operating constraints, and integration challenges to inform the team’s research and future demonstrations.

Responsibilities

• Develop research-led AI demonstrators using robot arms and sensor-equipped hands, alongside sensor-level demonstrations. Implement application software and resolve mechanical, electrical, and software integration issues.
• Contribute to demonstrator inception and planning with AI, research, software, and hardware colleagues. Translate the group’s research objectives into demonstration concepts, system requirements, success criteria, and build plans.
• Work with AI engineers and researchers to integrate and run models, prepare test scenarios, and assess robot behavior. Document configurations, demonstrated performance, and known limitations.
• Install and configure sensors on demonstration systems, verify data quality, and explain their operating principles, outputs, and practical limitations in the context of the application.
• Maintain reliable demos through regression checks, configuration records, and setup and recovery procedures. Apply robot safety practices and prepare systems for repeated demonstrations and evaluations.
• Deliver customer demonstrations and support trade shows, including setup, operation, and live troubleshooting. Explain sensor behavior and AI capabilities clearly to technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Discuss use cases and application requirements during customer visits. Assess their relevance to the group’s technologies and feed operating constraints and integration insights into demonstrator planning.
• Support customer evaluations and troubleshoot application problems. Guide setup and testing, reproduce issues, collect diagnostic evidence, and work with engineering colleagues to resolve problems and verify fixes.
• Maintain a broad working understanding of the group’s sensing, robotics, software, and AI work. Connect customer questions to relevant capabilities and share application feedback with engineering colleagues.

Required qualifications

• Hands‑on experience integrating and debugging robotic or mechatronic systems, including actuators, sensors, control interfaces, and application software.
• Working understanding of how sensing, control, and AI models interact in a robot system, including motion constraints, safe operation, and the limits of demonstrated capabilities.
• Practical programming and debugging skills in Python or C++, and experience with robotics middleware such as ROS 2 or comparable frameworks.
• Working knowledge of sensor installation, interfaces, and data quality, sufficient to integrate sensors and explain their behavior within a robot system.
• Experience presenting technical capabilities to customers or partners, supporting evaluations and troubleshooting, and translating application feedback into input for research and engineering.
• Ability to plan and deliver research demonstrators, coordinate dependencies across disciplines, and respond methodically to technical issues during live demonstrations.
• Master’s or PhD in robotics, electrical or mechanical engineering, computer science, or a related field. Relevant post‑degree experience: 3–5 years after a master’s or 1–2 years after a PhD.

Preferred qualifications

The following are helpful but not required; expertise in every area is not expected.

• Experience with robotic manipulation, teleoperation, or integration of sensor‑equipped hands and grippers.
• Experience deploying and evaluating learned robot policies or using simulation tools such as Isaac Sim or MuJoCo.
• Experience supporting trade‑show demonstrations or on‑site customer evaluations of robotic systems.

For positions requiring access to technical data, Analog Devices, Inc. may have to obtain export licensing approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce - Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the U.S. Department of State - Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. As such, applicants for this position – except US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, and protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) – may have to go through an export licensing review process.

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Job Req Type: Experienced

Required Travel: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift Type: 1st Shift/Days

The expected wage range for a new hire into this position is $144,000 to $198,000.

• Actual wage offered may vary depending on work location, experience, education, training, external market data, internal pay equity, or other bona fide factors.
• This position qualifies for a discretionary performance‑based bonus which is based on personal and company factors.
• This position includes medical, vision and dental coverage, 401k, paid vacation, holidays, and sick time, and other benefits.