Senior Robotics Engineer—AI, Drones & AMRs

Accenture PLC; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 66,000 - 196,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) plan

Bonus opportunities

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Accenture’s Next Gen Robotics Team is shaping the future with groundbreaking robotics solutions, integrating Physical AI with industrial applications. You will work across architecture, development, and deployment for global industrial clients, driving innovative robotics projects and scalable AI platforms.

You will collaborate with AI, engineering, and strategy experts in a learning-focused environment that emphasizes mentorship and entrepreneurial impact.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of robotics, consulting, or software projects with strong technical focus.
• Experience with ROS/ROS2, motion planning, sensor fusion, and simulation environments.
• 3+ years software development in Python, C++, and Linux.
• 2+ years leading a technical workstream in interdisciplinary teams.
• 1+ year edge AI deployment for robotics (e.g., NVIDIA Jetson, GPUs).
• Bachelor's degree in robotics, computer science or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on robotics innovation projects from architecture to integration for global clients.
• Develop scalable Physical AI architectures with autonomy, real-time systems, and scalable simulation.
• Lead interdisciplinary delivery teams (3–10 people) across PoC, pilot, and production rollout.
• Conduct benchmarks, venture screenings, and set up robust demos and test setups.
• Collaborate with clients, partners, and Accenture industry units from roadmap to implementation.
• Contribute to Next-Gen Robotics strategy including tech roadmaps and partner development.

Skills

Robotics engineering

Technical leadership

Python

C++

Linux

Edge AI deployment

Education

Bachelor's degree in robotics or computer science

Tools

ROS/ROS2

NVIDIA Jetson

Git

Job description

Accenture’s Next Gen Robotics Team is shaping the future with groundbreaking robotics solutions, integrating Physical AI with industrial applications. You will work across architecture, development, and deployment for global industrial clients, driving innovative robotics projects and scalable AI platforms.

You will collaborate with AI, engineering, and strategy experts in a learning-focused environment that emphasizes mentorship and entrepreneurial impact.