Senior Robotics Research Engineer, Robotics and AI for Drug Discovery
Core
Developing physical AI and robotics systems for wet labs to automate molecular discovery, manufacturing, testing, and validation in drug discovery.
Role type
Senior Robotics Research Engineer (AI for Drug Discovery)
Builds
Physical AI systems for wet labs, digital twins of robots and lab environments, and automation stacks for scientific workflows.
Domain
Biotechnology / Drug Discovery / Robotics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Robotics theory and practice, Deep learning (PyTorch, JAX), Simulation (Isaac Sim, Isaac Lab, MuJoCo), Task and motion planning, Imitation learning, Reinforcement learning, High-performance control, Multisensory perception, Python, C++, CUDA
Preferred skills
Bimanual manipulation, Mobile manipulation, Sim-to-real transfer, Robotics foundation models, Laboratory automation experience
Technologies
NVIDIA Isaac Sim, Isaac Lab, Matterix, NVIDIA Newton, ROS2, PyTorch, JAX, CUDA, Warp
Responsibilities
Build digital twins of robots and lab environments using Isaac Sim and Newton; Develop perception pipelines for object detection and pose estimation using multisensory inputs; Translate experimental protocols into executable physical procedures using VLMs; Train robots for contact-rich manipulation via imitation and reinforcement learning; Build real-world systems for discovery and validation workflows; Integrate systems into biological experiment workflows; Collaborate with scientists to integrate research findings into automation stacks; Co-author publications on technological achievements.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
