Rhoda AI
Robotics Application Engineer
$150K–$215K
Mountain View · Full-time · Posted Apr 7, 2026
- Experience
- 3-8 years
- Education
- BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, Computer Science, or a related field.
About the job
Leads early-stage customer robotics engagements by assessing use-case feasibility, developing task tooling, collecting data, post-training AI models, and executing on-site proofs of concept.
What you'll do
- Scope customer use cases and make technical feasibility recommendations; design and prototype end effectors and task tooling.
- Develop data collection procedures, coordinate training data collection, and post-train and evaluate Rhoda's AI model.
- Lead on-site POC setup and execution, communicate with customers, and share field learnings with product and engineering.
What they ask for
- BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 3-8 years of hands-on experience in robotics, automation, or applied engineering in an industrial setting.
- Mechanical design skills, including CAD and rapid prototyping; working knowledge of machine learning workflows and Python.
- Experience with robot arms, grippers, and sensors in real environments; willingness to travel to customer sites, including extended domestic and international periods.
Nice to have
- Experience with imitation learning, VLA models, world models, or robot foundation models.
- Background in factory automation, material handling, logistics, customer-facing technical roles, or teleoperation systems.
Pay
$150K – $215K (base salary)
Tools
SolidWorks, Onshape, Fusion, Python
AI focus
Collects data and post-trains and evaluates Rhoda's AI model on customer tasks; nice-to-have experience includes imitation learning, VLA models, world models, and robot foundation models.
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