Forward Deployed Engineer - Physical AI
Core
Senior engineer embedding with strategic customers to build production Physical AI workflows, bridging simulation, real-world data, and deployment for robotics and autonomous systems.
Role type
Senior IC Forward Deployed Engineer (Physical AI)
Builds
Production ML pipelines, evaluation systems, and custom integrations for customer robotics and autonomy use cases.
Domain
Physical AI, Robotics, Autonomous Systems, Simulation
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Applied ML, Computer Vision, Robotics, Simulation, Python, PyTorch, GPU compute, Distributed systems, Multimodal data processing, Modern AI coding tools
Preferred skills
Customer-facing technical leadership, Pattern codification, Technical writing
Technologies
PyTorch, Kubernetes, Ray, Slurm, Isaac Sim, Isaac Lab, Cosmos, NeMo, GR00T, Jetson, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end technical execution for strategic accounts including discovery, scoping, and production rollout; Build physical AI workflows across real-world and synthetic data; Design evaluation and failure analysis loops; Integrate customer datasets and NVIDIA ecosystem tools; Develop ISV reference architectures; Identify patterns for productization; Leverage AI coding tools for rapid engineering velocity; Provide feedback to product teams; Represent Nebius at industry events.
Seniority
Senior, high-autonomy IC