Robotics Solutions Engineer – Robotics Data Collection & Physical AI
About The Position
Innodata is a global data engineering company focused on the critical link between data and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Our mission is to enable the responsible advancement of AI by providing the necessary data, evaluation frameworks, and human expertise for building trustworthy AI systems at scale. We offer a variety of solutions, platforms, and services tailored for Generative AI and AI builders and adopters, leveraging our 36+ year history of delivering high-quality data and exceptional customer outcomes. The next frontier for AI is the physical world, and Innodata is establishing the data factory to power Physical AI for advanced robotics and humanoid systems. As a Robotics Solutions Engineer, you will serve as a key technical partner to leading robotics and model-building teams. This role blends hands-on robotics and data engineering with a customer-centric approach, spanning pre-sales to post-sales engagement. Your responsibilities will include designing and demonstrating data capture solutions, leading technical pilots, samples, and demos, and assisting customers in transforming real-world robotics challenges into concrete datasets, pipelines, and evaluation strategies that drive significant model and business impact. This is a high-visibility position that directly influences strategic deals and fosters long-term partnerships.
Requirements
- Strong engineering background in Robotics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience developing with Python and one or more additional languages commonly used in robotics/ML (e.g., C++, Java), plus comfort working in Linux‑based environments.
- Hands‑on experience with robotics or Physical AI systems (e.g., perception/control stacks, teleoperation, simulation, or robotics data pipelines).
- Desire to conduct ongoing research and be a thought leader in world models and robotics models.
- Excellent presentation and communication skills, with the technical credibility to work with both senior executives and front‑line engineers.
- Proven ability to manage complex technical projects, juggle multiple customer engagements, and operate with a strong sense of ownership and attention to detail.
- High comfort working cross‑functionally with Sales, Product, Engineering, and Operations in a fast‑moving environment, including some customer travel as needed.
- Prior experience in sales engineering, solutions engineering, or technical partnerships for data/AI/robotics products.
- Experience selling or supporting complex technical solutions with enterprise customers.
- Familiarity with large‑scale dataset design, evaluation frameworks, or robotics data marketplaces.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Innodata Client Partners to scope and deliver technical pilots and POCs, earning the “technical win” with new and existing robotics customers.
- Work closely with Engineering and Product to design and implement robotics data capture solutions (real‑world, lab, and simulation), including sensors/rigs, teleop/UMI flows, and egocentric capture pipelines.
- Collaborate directly with customers’ robotics and ML teams to understand their architectures (VLMs, VLAs, ACTs, world models, policies), define data and evaluation requirements, design execution plans, and translate them into actionable Statements of Work.
- Design and run customized demos, playbooks, and experimental workflows that showcase robotics data capabilities and shorten the time from idea to production pilot.
- Act as the technical owner of the customer experience: unblock integrations, debug data/workflow issues, and advise on best practices for data quality, coverage, and evaluation.
- Collaborate closely with Robotics Project Leads to ensure clean handoff from pre‑sales design to delivery, align on scope and success metrics, and support smooth execution of data collection programs.
- Bring structured, frontline feedback from customers back into Innodata’s product and roadmap discussions, helping shape a scalable Robotics & Physical AI data practice and platform.
- Represent Innodata at key industry events, conferences, and workshops, and contribute as a thought leader through talks, blog posts, and open artifacts that share learnings from our robotics data work.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
