Perceptron AI
Robotic Systems Engineer
$180K–$250K
Bellevue, WA · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Education
- BS, MS, or PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Build and deploy robotic platforms for embodied AI research, integrating hardware, software, learning models, simulation, teleoperation, and data-collection systems.
What you'll do
- Integrate and deploy robotic embodiments across actuation, sensing, compute, and software.
- Deploy and evaluate VLMs and VLAs on robots, adapting models to new embodiments and tasks.
- Develop simulation, teleoperation, control, diagnostics, and data-collection systems to support reliable robot operation and rapid iteration.
What they ask for
- BS, MS, or PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- Strong system-level understanding of robotics hardware, firmware, and software.
- Proficiency in Python and/or C++ for production robotics systems.
- Hands-on experience integrating and debugging robots that operate in the physical world.
Nice to have
- Experience deploying robots outside the lab; familiarity with VLMs, VLAs, imitation learning, or data-driven robotics workflows.
- Experience with real-time systems, embedded platforms, edge compute, simulation, hardware-in-the-loop testing, or teleoperation interfaces.
Pay
USD $180,000 to $250,000 base salary
Tools
Python, C++, ROS / ROS2, Isaac Sim, GR00T, OpenVLA, Apple Vision Pro, Meta Quest 3
AI focus
Deploy and evaluate VLMs and VLAs on real robots, adapting models to new embodiments and tasks; support embodied AI research through data collection, training, and evaluation workflows.
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