Senior Staff ML Engineer, Spot

Boston Dynamics•Waltham, MA
•$175,000 - $215,000

About The Position

Boston Dynamics is building advanced robots, including Spot, which performs inspections at industrial sites worldwide. Data captured by Spot's multimodal sensors feeds Orbit, an intelligent automation platform that coordinates robot fleets. In this role, you will design, build, and continuously improve Orbit's machine learning systems, using robotic sensor data to extract useful information about industrial sites. You will join the OrbitAI team within the Spot organization, working alongside full stack engineers and coordinating closely with product management and design. ML platform engineers will support your work, and you will collaborate with researchers across Boston Dynamics.

Requirements

  • A BS and 8 or more years of experience, or an MS and 5 or more years of industry experience, in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics, or a related field.
  • Experience training, fine-tuning, and applying state-of-the-art generative AI models, preferably focused on computer vision tasks.
  • Proficiency in Python and experience with common ML tools, architectures, and workflows.
  • Ability to track the state of the art and identify opportunities for product applications.
  • Willingness to tackle challenging computer vision problems, develop creative customer-focused solutions with teammates, and clearly communicate findings.
  • Must be eligible to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience with generative AI models focused on computer vision tasks.

Responsibilities

  • Research, prototype, and deploy models that use multimodal robotic sensor data to extract site information, such as anomalous machine states and object classifications.
  • Establish effective methods for evaluating inspection model performance.
  • Curate datasets for model training, fine-tuning, and evaluation.
  • Identify and apply strategies to improve model performance, such as fine-tuning, model selection, and prompt engineering.

Benefits

  • Medical benefits
  • Dental benefits
  • Vision benefits
  • 401(k)
  • Paid time off
  • Annual bonus structure
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