Principal AI Engineer- Stretch Grasping Intelligence

We are seeking a highly experienced and motivated Principal AI Engineer to join our Stretch Grasping Intelligence team. In this pivotal role, you will be instrumental in guiding the team in building solutions that we can deliver to our customers. You will develop novel AI algorithms to solve real-world mobile perception and manipulation problems. You will pioneer techniques that tightly couple perception to robot behavior and planning and produce efficient and robust policies. You will collaborate closely with software, controls, and hardware teams to rapidly test, iterate, and deploy your algorithms on robot. You will also provide mentorship to other engineers, being a recognized leader that advocates for the right solutions to maximize the capabilities of the Stretch robot. Our team is responsible for enabling the Stretch robot to understand the environment it operates in, particularly in relation to manipulation tasks in warehouse environments. We also develop and maintain key infrastructure that facilitates the continuous development of these advanced capabilities. Additionally, we regularly conduct on-robot testing and perform in-depth log analysis to continually enhance the performance and reliability of the solutions we offer our customers around the world.