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Senior II/ Staff Robotics Platform Evaluation Engineer

10 Wilson, Cambridge, MAFull-time$137k2026-10-09 → 2026-11-10
Based in United States

Core

Lead a team evaluating and benchmarking robotics platforms (mobile manipulators, AMRs, AGVs) against production baselines to inform platform decisions.

Role type

Senior IC robotics platform evaluation engineer (team lead)

Builds

Standardized evaluation methodologies, test roadmaps, and decision-ready comparisons for robotics platforms

Domain

Robotics, automation, AI science

Required skills

robotics platform deployment, team leadership, ROS2, Nav2, manipulation/pick-and-place, AMR/AGV operation, 6-7 DoF arms, perception pipelines, NVIDIA Isaac Sim, process framework building

Preferred skills

mobile manipulators, internal testing tooling, industrial/warehouse/logistics automation

Technologies

ROS2, Nav2, NVIDIA Isaac Sim

Responsibilities

Manage and mentor 2 to 3 engineers; define evaluation roadmap and methodology; commission and integrate new robotics platforms; run test suites for navigation, manipulation, and perception; validate reachability in simulation; communicate findings to stakeholders

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership