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Job Description
Build and maintain AI and machine learning systems for embodied robotics research with simulation and robotic hardware.
Responsibilities
- Fine-tune and improve sophisticated software implementation projects
- Architect, design, and implement test automation infrastructure
- Develop training and evaluation pipelines using Azure Machine Learning
- Analyze and refine training datasets for robotic and AI applications
- Create tools that support rapid deployment of novel algorithms in simulation and on hardware
- Integrate robotic control and perception stacks with simulation frameworks
- Adapt server and client code for new robotic or simulation APIs during system integration
- Collect and convert demonstration data into correct formats for model training
- Launch and monitor fine-tuning runs for vision-language-action and diffusion models
Requirements
- 5–7 years of related experience in AI engineering, machine learning, or robotics
- Demonstrated experience integrating robotic control and perception stacks with simulation frameworks
- Hands-on experience developing and maintaining training and evaluation pipelines
- Experience working with robotic hardware or simulation environments in a research or production context
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field (required)
- PhD-level academic work or studies in a robotics lab (strongly preferred)
- Python proficiency (5+ years)
- PyTorch hands-on experience (2+ years)
- ROS2 experience (1+ year)
- Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, and software design
- Experience with machine learning frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch
- Familiarity with training robotic models including vision-language-action models, diffusion models, and reinforcement learning policies
- Experience with simulation environments or robotic hardware for system integration
- Experience performing in-depth troubleshooting and unit testing on new and legacy production systems
- Strong problem diagnosis and resolution skills
Technologies
- Azure Machine Learning
- Python
- PyTorch
- ROS2
- TensorFlow
Benefits
- Medical, dental & vision
- Hospital plans
- 401(k) Retirement Plan: pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
- Life Insurance: company paid Basic Life and AD&D; voluntary Life & AD&D for employee and dependents
- Company paid short and long-term disability
- Health & Dependent Care Spending Accounts (HSA & DCFSA)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Time Off/Leave: PTO, Allegis Group Paid Family Leave, Parental Leave
Job Details
- Location: Redmond, WA (onsite)
- Job type: Contract
- Duration: 13 months
- Weekly schedule: 40 hours
- Status: Non-Exempt
- Pay range: $83.50 - $94.50 per hour
- Application deadline: Apply within 72 hours of the posting date to ensure consideration