Staff AI Engineer, Perception

Agility Robotics

. As a technical lead, you will own the architecture and technical roadmap for object perception systems used by the robot in production.

Posted 4/23/2026full-timeFremont • California, Oregon, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $207,000 - $323,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

NumpyPyTorch

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

As a technical lead, you will own the architecture and technical roadmap for object perception systems used by the robot in production.
Design, develop, and deploy machine learning algorithms for multi-object detection, scene understanding, and 6-DoF object pose estimation.
Evaluate and drive adoption of state-of-the-art perception models.
Promote best practices in architecture, design, and testing to deliver high-quality, scalable software.
Optimize deep neural networks and associated data processing to run efficiently on embedded systems.
Collaborate with navigation, manipulation and hardware teams to align perception capabilities with product requirements.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience deploying machine learning-based object detection algorithms on mobile robots with at least 2 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
Proficiency in related technical areas such as (but not limited to) deep convolutional neural networks, multi-object tracking, data association, supervised learning and pose estimation.
Strong mathematical fundamentals in linear algebra and numerical optimization and familiarity with core geometric concepts in computer vision.
Familiarity with common computer vision and machine learning libraries such as (but not limited to) PyTorch, OpenCV, NumPy, etc.
Experience designing and optimizing algorithms for efficient execution across CPU and GPU architectures.
Experience with MLOps such as (but not limited to) data annotation services, data storage, model evaluation tools, and model deployment.
Publications in your field (CVPR, ICCV, RSS, ICRA preferred).

Benefits

Comp & perks

401(k) Plan: Includes a 6% company match.
Equity: Company stock options.
Insurance Coverage: 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short/long-term disability insurance for employees.
Benefit Start Date: Eligible for benefits on your first day of employment.
Well-Being Support: Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Time Off:
Exempt Employees: Flexible, unlimited PTO and 10 company holidays, including a winter shutdown.
Non-Exempt Employees: 10 vacation days, paid sick leave, and 10 company holidays, including a winter shutdown, annually.
On-Site Perks: Catered lunches four times a week and a variety of healthy snacks and refreshments at our Salem and Pittsburgh locations.
Parental Leave: Generous paid parental leave programs.
Work Environment: A culture that supports flexible work arrangements.
Growth Opportunities: Professional development and tuition reimbursement programs.
Relocation Assistance: Provided for eligible roles.
Annual Discretionary Bonus: Provided for eligible roles.

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Hard Skills & Tools

machine learning algorithmsmulti-object detectionscene understanding6-DoF object pose estimationdeep convolutional neural networksmulti-object trackingdata associationsupervised learningpose estimationalgorithm optimization

Soft Skills

technical leadershipcollaborationbest practices promotion