Senior Robotics ML Engineer Manipulation & Deployment

Hardware FYI; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Apptronik in Austin, TX is seeking a Principal Manipulation Engineer to lead end-to-end development of learned manipulation for our humanoid robot platforms. You will oversee data collection, model training, and on-robot deployment, bridging research and production.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in robotic manipulation, strong CV and DL fluency, and a track record of shipping models on real hardware. This role offers startup pace with ownership in a cutting-edge robotics company.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in robotic manipulation or motion control.
• Advanced degree in a robotics, CS or EE field.
• Proven track record deploying ML algorithms on physical hardware.

Responsibilities

• Implement and deploy ML models on robotic systems in production.
• Drive data engine for manipulation learning: data collection, annotation, and synthetic/real data mix.
• Prototype in simulation and transfer models to the robot in real-world scenarios.
• Identify bottlenecks across vision vs data/model to prioritize fixes.
• Mentor teams and promote architectural rigor in robotics software.

Skills

Deployment Experience

AI Model Development Proficiency

Software Engineering

AI Data Pipeline Experience

Computer Vision

Hardware Bring-up

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field

7+ years of relevant experience focused on robotic manipulation or complex motion control

Proven track record deploying algorithms on physical hardware

Tools

Python

C++

PyTorch

Job description

Apptronik in Austin, TX is seeking a Principal Manipulation Engineer to lead end-to-end development of learned manipulation for our humanoid robot platforms. You will oversee data collection, model training, and on-robot deployment, bridging research and production.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in robotic manipulation, strong CV and DL fluency, and a track record of shipping models on real hardware. This role offers startup pace with ownership in a cutting-edge robotics company.