Principal Technical Lead, AI Robotics
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Job Location:
Costa Mesa, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 254000 - 444000
Posted on:
14 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
ABOUT THE TEAM
The Anduril Frontier Systems team is building the next generation of robotic platforms for defense and industrial applications. We are a small high-performing team of roboticists ML engineers and systems engineers delivering real-world capability to operators in the field. Our systems operate in unstructured contested environments where robustness and reliability are non-negotiable. We seek to deliver validated integrated capabilities to the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community.
ABOUT THE JOB
We are seeking a senior technical leader to architect and drive the development of our autonomous robotic systems program. You will set the technical direction own the system architecture and lead a team of RL engineers manipulation engineers perception engineers and robotics engineers. This is a hands-on technical leadership role you will write code review designs and make consequential technical decisions daily.
WHAT YOULL DO
- Define and own the system architecture for autonomous robotic platforms: locomotion manipulation perception teleoperation and whole-body control
- Lead a team of 8-10 engineers across RL imitation learning perception simulation and hardware
- Set technical direction for sim-to-real transfer policy architecture and whole-body control integration
- Drive milestone execution on an aggressive 6-month delivery timeline
- Make build-vs-buy decisions for hardware platforms simulation tools and ML frameworks
- Represent the technical program to leadership mission partners and external stakeholders
- Personally contribute to the most critical technical challenges
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 7 years of experience in robotics with at least 2 years in a technical leadership role
- Deep expertise in at least one of: reinforcement learning robot manipulation legged locomotion or whole-body control
- Track record of shipping robotic systems that operate in the real world
- Strong software engineering skills (Python C)
- Experience leading and growing technical teams (5 engineers)
- Eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret security clearance
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with legged or multi-limbed robotic platforms
- Experience with defense or national security applications
- Publications in top robotics or ML venues
- Prior startup or defense technology experience
- Active U.S. TS/SCI security clearance
US Salary Range
$254000 - $444000 USD
The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience education and/or training critical skills and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Andurils total compensation package. Additionally Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees including:
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