Path Robotics

Path Robotics

Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Tech Lead), Robot Learning, Loco- Manipulation

Columbus, Ohio or Remote · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 9 days ago
PythonC++Full-Stack DevelopmentMachine LearningRoboticsMechanical DesignElectrical EngineeringResearchLeadershipCommunication

About the role

  • Big, hard problems are our everyday work, and our team of intelligent, humble, and driven people make the impossible possible together.
  • Today on fixed bases; tomorrow on mobile platforms.
  • You have shipped sim-to-real policies on real robots, across different tasks or platforms. - Demonstrated technical leadership and mentorship.

Responsibilities

  • you own its design.
  • Own the cross-functional partnerships with hardware teams, domain experts, customer-facing assurance standards, and upstream / downstream teams. Drive a phased deployment strategy that builds production trust over time.
  • help identify and attract next hires. You write code throughout - this is a tech-lead role, not a step away from the work.
  • The integration is the hard problem; you own its design.
  • You write code throughout - this is a tech-lead role, not a step away from the work.
  • Build the Path Forward
  • Our AI-driven systems enable robots to adapt, learn, and perform in the real world closing the skilled labor gap and transforming industries.
  • We go beyond traditional methods, combining perception, reasoning, and control to deliver field-ready AI that is risk-aware, reliable, and continuously improving through real-world use.
  • You write code, set the technical direction, make the architectural decisions the team builds on, mentor junior and intermediate engineers, and help shape how the team works.
  • Multi-skill workflow or hierarchical policy design - skill sequencing, failure detection, control mode transitions.

Requirements

  • Ph.D. or Master's degree in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field or equivalent experience.
  • You have shipped sim-to-real policies on real robots, across different tasks or platforms.
  • Deep sim-to-real expertise - domain randomisation, system identification, teacher-student distillation, sim-to-online fine-tuning.
  • Push-back willingness - you can defend a non-obvious architectural commitment under pressure, and change your mind on evidence.
  • As one of the first senior hires, you are designing the approach, not extending it.
  • Flow-matching action-head design at depth - direct experience with the architectural pattern.

Nice to have

  • Strongly Preferred:

Benefits

  • Visual self-supervised representation learning experience on robot or 3D-vision tasks.
  • Flexible PTO so you can take the time you need, when you need it
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 6 weeks fully paid parental leave, plus an additional 6-8 weeks for birthing parents (12-14 weeks total)
  • 401(k) retirement plan through Empower
  • Own the architectural workstreams that define the team's research and engineering bets - multiple core build streams across action-policy learning, world-model-based supervision, and policy-orchestration interfaces.
  • We are standing up a new Robot Learning team focused on whole-body loco-manipulation for precision tasks in heavy manufacturing.
  • We are seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Tech Lead) for this new team.
  • 5+ years of hands-on robot learning experience.
  • You have made architectural decisions on robot learning systems that others built on, and you have meaningfully shaped the development of more-junior engineers as a tech lead.

Company info

  • 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.
  • If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process or any part of the hiring process, please contact HR@path-robotics.com. We are committed to providing equal access and will work with qualified individuals to ensure a fair and accessible hiring experience. We will respond to your request within 48 hours.
  • 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.
  • If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process or any part of the hiring process, please contact HR@path-robotics.com.
  • We are committed to providing equal access and will work with qualified individuals to ensure a fair and accessible hiring experience.
  • We will respond to your request within 48 hours.
  • At Path Robotics, we're building the future of embodied intelligence.
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