Build the Path Forward
At Path Robotics, we’re attacking a trillion dollar opportunity - doing things that have never been done before to support an industry hurting from a lack of skilled labor. Big, hard problems are what Path tackles every day, and our people are our greatest asset to get that job done. Our intelligent, hardworking team of people do the impossible every single day, yet remain incredibly kind, humble, and always ready to support one another.
Manufacturing demands exceptionally high performance. We're developing intelligent robots to address the long-tail challenges in this industry. This has been a longstanding challenge that traditional robots have been unable to overcome. We are seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer with expertise in video generation, neural simulators, large-scale model training, and foundational model development, with a strong understanding of robotics and software engineering. Your expertise will help bring AI-driven robotic capabilities to life, enabling intelligent and adaptive machines.
This role can be located in our Columbus, Ohio Headquarters or Remote.
What You’ll Do
- Give our robots a world model where they can learn and imagine.
- Develop a multimodal neural simulator for manufacturing tasks.
- Full stack AI engineering including but not limited to data pipelines, model training, and model deployment.
- Design, train, and optimize large-scale models from scratch for robotic perception and control.
- Stay up to date with advancement generative AI to improve the fleet performance.
Who You Are
- Built and deployed modern AI robotics systems in an industry setting.
- You have projects related to neural simulators and world models.
- Experience with training video generation models.
- Experience with training large models and relevant tooling and infrastructure.
- 5+ years of experience in machine learning, deep learning, and robotics applications.
- Strong software engineering skills with expertise in Python and ML frameworks (JAX, PyTorch, TensorFlow).
- Contributed to open-source projects or publications in top-tier robotics/ML conferences.
Who We Are
At Path Robotics we love coming to work to solve interesting and tough challenges but also because our ideas are welcomed and valued. We encourage unique thinking and are dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
Why You'll Love It Here
- Free lunch every day
- Flexible PTO
- Medical, Dental and Vision insurance with 100% coverage on monthly medical premiums for you and any dependents on select plans
- 6 weeks 100% paid parental leave plus an additional 6-8 weeks maternity leave for the
birthing parent (12-14 weeks total) - 401K through Empower
- Paid Referral Bonus
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