Overview
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Intrinsic is Alphabet’s bet aiming to reimagine the potential of industrial robotics. Our team believes that advances in AI, perception and simulation will redefine what’s possible for industrial robotics in the near future – with software and data at the core. Our mission is to make industrial robotics intelligent, accessible, and usable for millions more businesses, entrepreneurs, and developers. We are a dynamic team of engineers, roboticists, designers, and technologists who are passionate about unlocking the creative and economic potential of industrial robotics.
Role: As a Research Engineer in the Applied Research team, you conduct applied research and design innovative algorithms in the space of geometric computer vision and image/video/vision-centric foundation models for deployment in industrial robotics at scale. You define processes and develop approaches in Deep Learning that mitigate hallucinations and improve accuracy, and deploy algorithms on industrial robotics workcells to gauge sim-to-real transfer of models. You provide input and guidance for the development and generation of synthetic data and annotations required for training foundation models at scale, based on identified gaps in sim-to-real transfer. You collaborate with Research partners and cross-disciplinary engineering teams to ideate new approaches and architectures to bring state-of-the-art foundation models to real-world industrial applications. Constant learning and exploration of unfamiliar technologies is part of this role.
How your work moves the mission forward
Responsibilities and day-to-day work include:
* You are insightful and innovative, proactively identifying needs and bottlenecks based on customer problems and proposing practical, deployable solutions for high-throughput environments
* Serve as the nexus between the robotics team and research partners—collaborate, provide engineering insights into research projects, and ideate practical next-generation solutions
* Advise engineering and cross-functional teams on translating AI-powered research capabilities into robust engineering capabilities in Flowstate (Intrinsic’s software platform for robotics solutions)
* Keep abreast of the latest developments in deep learning, AI, machine learning, and perception to evolve Intrinsic's advanced capabilities
* Document and develop prototypes fully so they can be shipped to external users
In all the above, you will work closely with a sub-team within the R&D division and collaborate with other engineering and product groups within Intrinsic.
Qualifications
* Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field with a strong inclination toward robotics and foundation models and deployment in practical industrial manufacturing
* 3 years of experience in robotics software development or research (PhD work can count toward this)
* Proficiency in Python and at least one ML/DL framework (e.g., PyTorch, Jax, TensorFlow)
* Knowledge of robotics perception or manipulation algorithms
* Experience with robot hardware or simulation environments
* A collaborative, product-minded team player with a willingness to learn and deliver value in real-world problems
Preferred qualifications
* Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in Robotics, Computer Science, or related field
* Expertise in deep learning, including transformer-based approaches for robotics, and areas such as Learning from Demonstrations and Reinforcement Learning
* Experience applying robotics ML/AI research to real-world problems with tangible impact
* Experience generating or using synthetic data for robotics ML
* Publications in relevant robotics conferences or journals
Equal Opportunity
Intrinsic is an equal opportunity workplace. Employment is based on merit and qualifications. Intrinsic does not discriminate based on race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related conditions, or any other basis protected by law. Qualified applicants are considered regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. It is Intrinsic’s policy to comply with all applicable national, state and local nondiscrimination laws.
If you require accommodation due to disability or special need, please contact candidate-support@intrinsic.ai.
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