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Autonomy Engineer I, Arc Vehicle

Los Angeles, CA · On-site

$71K - $124K/yr

Prior internship experience in a fast-paced aerospace or robotics startup environment. Our office headquarters is located in Playa Vista, CA. This position requires in office presence. The California ...

Ambi Robotics

Robotics Software QA Engineer

Berkeley, CA · On-site

$80K - $110K/yr

We are a well-funded startup on a mission to build the nervous system for AI-powered robots in ... Past internship experience in software engineering * (BONUS) Experience working with controls ...

Scout AI

Skillbridge Internship

Sunnyvale, CA · On-site

$19.75 - $25.50/hr

At Scout AI, we're developing Fury, the first robotic foundation model for defense, to give U.S ... We're a startup environment: fast-moving, collaborative, and mission-driven. SkillBridge Interns ...

Ambi Robotics

Robotics QA Intern

Berkeley, CA · On-site

$20 - $25/hr

We are a well-funded startup on a mission to make e-commerce logistics more efficient and human ... There is potential for this to convert to a full time role, should this internship be successful.

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Autonomy Engineer I, Arc Vehicle

Vista, CA · On-site

$71K - $124K/yr

Prior internship experience in a fast-paced aerospace or robotics startup environment. Our office headquarters is located in Playa Vista, CA. This position requires in office presence. The California ...

Ambi Robotics

Robotics QA Intern

Berkeley, CA · On-site

$20 - $25/hr

We are a well-funded startup on a mission to make e-commerce logistics more efficient and human ... There is potential for this to convert to a full time role, should this internship be successful.

Matic

Robotics Customer Operations Intern

Menlo Park, CA · On-site

$18 - $23.50/hr

Over a 3-month internship, you'll collaborate with Production, Supply Chain, and Support Operations ... Startup energy. Curious, detail-obsessed, willing to pitch in wherever the gap is. We'd Love to ...

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Foundation Robotics

electrical Engineer Intern

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$22.50 - $29.50/hr

Our mission is to create advanced robots that can operate in complex environments, reducing human ... We are a small startup moving at speed - interns own subsystems, spin boards, and debug hardware on ...

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ML Engineer - Instawork Robotics

ML Engineer - Instawork Robotics

Instawork

San Francisco, CA

$170K - $200K/yr

Other

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO

Posted 4 days ago

Job description

Instawork's on-demand labor marketplace is uniquely valuable for robotics and physical AI training. We're working with leading frontier labs to create the highest-quality, highest-diversity dataset for training robotics foundation models. Instawork Robotics is the human advantage in the robotics revolution. 

The Instawork Robotics ML Engineer will help build and scale the technology powering physical AI training data. 

Who You Are:

  • A mid-career developer, with 4+ years of professional software engineering experience, excluding internships.
  • A machine learning engineer with a Master's or PhD in an AI or ML-related field and 1+ years of professional experience building ML or CV models for robotics or autonomous vehicle applications.
  • Experienced with data pipelines, with expertise in distributed systems, cloud computing on AWS infrastructure, and scalable data processing for large-scale datasets.
  • An innovator, with a background in identifying and translating techniques from  academic research and frontier labs into production systems.
  • A problem-solver, who enjoys building new-to-world systems and applying creativity and grit to create value for our robotics partners.

Nice-to-haves:

  • 3+ years experience designing or architecting production distributed systems
  • Experience shipping production code at an early-stage or mid-stage startup
  • Experience participating in technical discussions with external partners and customers

What You'll Do:

  • Model Development - design, build, and maintain the data labeling and enrichment pipeline at the foundation of Instawork Robotics' data offering.
  • Pipeline Optimization - identify and implement continuous improvements to our data pipeline to improve efficiency, scalability, and quality.
  • Dataset Quality - develop methodologies and analytics to measure the quality and performance of our dataset and ML models.
  • Research Reviews - stay on top of academic research and industry best practices related to robotics learning and training.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration - work closely with robotics leadership, data ops, QA, and other engineering teams to ensure alignment from concept to deployment.

For CA based applicants:

  • The base salary for this position is $170,000 - $200,000
  • This position is eligible for equity in the form of stock options
  • This position is eligible for Instawork benefits, including: 
    • Variety of medical, dental, and vision plans with coverage beginning on the date of hire
    • Flexible paid time off
    • At least 8 paid company holidays annually
    • Phone stipend
    • Commuter stipend
    • Supplemental pay on qualified leaves
    • Employee health savings accounts (HSA) contribution
    • Flexible spending plans
    • 401K plan
    • Perkspot - discount program through Lumity

A variety of factors are considered when determining someone's compensation including a candidate's professional background, experience, and location. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed above.
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