Staff AI Research Engineer, Perception

<p><strong>Why RoboForce</strong></p> <div data-page-id="SQebduWNJoyXdvxrW44lL7ssgEf" data-lark-html-role="root" data-docx-has-block-data="false"> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-QuMndmg29oZMYrx8ohAl2Zflgwh">RoboForce is an AI robotics company developing Physical AI–powered Robo-Labor for dull, dirty, and dangerous work. The company's robots are engineered for demanding industrial environments, with a focus on real-world deployment and scalability.</div> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-QuMndmg29oZMYrx8ohAl2Zflgwh">&nbsp;</div> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-GJtddtdoMohhupxaxgslqTIPggc">We are seeking a <strong>Staff </strong><strong>AI</strong><strong> Research Engineer, Perception</strong> to lead robot perception capabilities from research to real-world deployment. In this role, you will develop and ship production-grade perception models — spanning object detection, pose estimation, depth estimation, and scene understanding — directly onto RoboForce robotic platforms operating in demanding industrial environments.</div> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-Yjuxd1zfSofYz6x2nIQlj8cAgXf">&nbsp;</div> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-Yjuxd1zfSofYz6x2nIQlj8cAgXf"><strong>Responsibilities</strong></div> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-K9OtdgJbWojBn1x9dkYlZOfggiu" data-list="bullet"> <div>Develop and own state-of-the-art perception models for object detection, 6-DoF pose estimation, depth estimation, multi-object tracking, and multi-sensor fusion from research through to on-robot deployment.</div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-Dvy8d3jSeoHSS4xorSulnJjfg5g" data-list="bullet"> <div>Build and optimize full perception stacks end-to-end — from data preparation and model training to quantization, TensorRT conversion, and inference optimization on robot compute hardware.</div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-Qb6ddcwqVo9nKyxY5yJllIZkgmf" data-list="bullet"> <div>Implement multi-task learning pipelines and distributed training workflows to maximize model efficiency and generalization across diverse industrial scenarios.</div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-P15admjeWocWwRxTVpZlKUorg2c" data-list="bullet"> <div>Profile and optimize deployed perception models for latency, throughput, and memory constraints on embedded robot hardware.</div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-VVEBd7HehoZ1WAxZ1igloLrzgmf" data-list="bullet"> <div>Collaborate with manipulation and