Temporary Physical AI Engineer

Aimlroles; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Louisville is seeking a Temporary Physical AI Engineer to support KCDI AI initiatives. The role focuses on computer vision, robotics, edge computing, and prototype development under supervision of the KCDI Director and project leads.

The position involves developing and testing ML models, documenting code and experiments, and ensuring compliance with data privacy and security requirements. It is a time-limited, full-time assignment based in Louisville, KY.

Qualifications

• Combination of education, training, and hands-on experience totaling ~4 years.
• Demonstrated programming experience and familiarity with ML or computer vision.
• Experience with edge computing and AI technologies.
• Ability to document research work and results clearly.
• Strong collaboration and communication for cross-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Assist with developing and testing computer vision and ML models for research.
• Support prototype development for robotics, sensors, and edge computing.
• Write, test, and document research code, datasets, experiments, and workflows.
• Contribute to integration and testing of hardware and simulated environments.
• Summarize experimental results and assist with research reports and demos.
• Adhere to information-security, data-privacy, and research-compliance policies.
• Support development of Physical AI tech, including edge apps and Cresco.

Skills

CS/Engineering background

ML/CV familiarity

Technical collaboration

Data handling

Cresco edge computing

World foundation models

Tools

Cresco framework

Job description

Location

Non-Campus Other

Time Type

Full time

Worker Type

Temporary (Fixed Term)

Minimum Requirements

Six (6) or more of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training and work experience.

Position Description

The Temporary Physical AI Engineer will provide time-limited technical coordination and project support for Kentucky Center for Digital Innovation (KCDI) AI initiatives.

The Temporary Physical AI Engineer will provide support time-limited Kentucky Center for Digital Innovation (KCDI) research and prototype development involving computer vision, robotics, physical AI, and edge computing. Work under the direction of the KCDI Director and project leads to develop, test, document, and evaluate early-stage technical solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with developing and testing computer vision and machine-learning models for research applications.
• Support prototype development and evaluation for robotics, sensor systems, and edge-computing projects.
• Write, test, and document research code, datasets, experiments, and technical workflows.
• Assist with integration and testing of modThe Temporary Principal AI Solutions Architect will provide time-limited technical coordination and project support for Kentucky Center for Digital Innovation (KCDI) AI initiatives.The Temporary Principal AI Solutions Architect will provide time-limited technical coordination and project support for Kentucky Center for Digital Innovation (KCDI) AI initiatives.els on computing hardware or simulated environments.
• Summarize experimental results, troubleshooting issues, and contribute to research reports and demonstrations.
• Follow university information-security, data-privacy, and research-compliance requirements applicable to assigned projects.
• Support the development, testing, and implementation of Physical AI technologies, including world foundation models, edge computing applications, and research platforms such as the Cresco framework.

Preferred Qualifications

• Combination of relevant education, training, and hands-on experience in computer science, engineering, data science, robotics, or a related field totaling approximately four years; relevant graduate-level research and project experience may count toward this requirement.
• Demonstrated programming experience and familiarity with machine learning or computer vision.
• Technical collaboration; research/project documentation; problem solving; communication; responsible handling of data; ability to learn new tools and methods.
• Experience with edge computing frameworks, including Cresco, and the development or application of world foundation models and related AI technologies.

Compensation will be commensurate to candidate experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Louisville is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The University strives to provide equal employment opportunity on the basis of merit and without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or pregnancy.In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Act of 1974, the University prohibits job discrimination of individuals with disabilities, Vietnam era veterans, qualified special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans.The University acknowledges its obligations to ensure affirmative steps are taken to ensure equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of the University that no employee or applicant for employment be subject to unlawful discrimination in terms of recruitment, hiring, promotion, contract, contract renewal, tenure, compensation, benefits, and/or working conditions. No employee or applicant for employment is required to endorse or condemn a specific ideology, political viewpoint, or social viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, or promotion.

Consistent with applicable law, demographic information is collected for aggregate reporting requirements. Demographic information provided through this application is not available to hiring managers/committees and is not considered in hiring or employment decisions.

Assistance and Accommodations

Computers are available for application submission at the Human Resources Department located at 2315 South First Street Walk, Room 02C - Louisville, Kentucky 40292.

If you require assistance or accommodation with our online application process, please contact us by email at [e-mail] or by phone [phone].