Engineering Lead, Robotics & AI Lexington, KY

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Job Summary - Engineering Lead Robotics & AI - based onsite in Lexington KY at Badger Technologies

About Badger Technologies
Badger Technologies a division of Jabil delivers autonomous robotics AI-driven analytics and real-time data solutions that help major retailers improve inventory accuracy safety pricing integrity compliance and overall store performance. The organization combines startup-level innovation with Jabils global scale and manufacturing strength.

As an Engineering Lead Robotics & AI you will focus on building and sustaining smart physical robotic systems and the data services enabled through them.

You will direct a team of ROS and CV/AI software developers to design train and deploy real-time computer vision models and robot control pipelines usingROS/ROS 2 in an Agile/Scrum environment and oversee the integration of AI models with physical robot hardware achieving goals for feature development and maintenance vision model accuracy and system latency.

You will own the vision pipeline and drive the design of scalable software for real-time object detection segmentation tracking and 3D pose estimation; lead the development of new ROS nodes for product enhancement; oversee data collection annotation training and optimization of deep learning models for deployment on edge devices; ensure seamless connection between vision pipelines and robot control software (ROS/ROS 2); and consult on system architectures assessing technical requirements and competencies needed to produce a high quality product.

What can you expect to do

• Strong background inROS/ROS 2architecture.
• Deep knowledge of computer vision and deep learning tools with experience in 3D vision point cloud processing camera calibration and sensor fusion (RGB-D LiDAR cameras radar)
• Experience with fine-grained visual classification automated Planogram compliance or millions-of-SKU product recognition systems.
• Track record of managing production AI systems. Familiarity with deploying and scaling automated retraining pipelines using cloud platforms (AWS GCP or Azure) and MLOps tools (Kubeflow MLflow).
• Familiar with code development frameworks using Linux in a real-time environment and C and Python languages.
• Hands-on experience using robotics simulators (e.g. Isaac Sim Gazebo) and generative AI to create synthetic training data for rare edge cases is a plus.
  

What is the experience needed to be successful in this role

Benefits Package with Jabil

Along with growth stability and the opportunity to be challenged Jabil offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Competitive Base Salary
• Annual Bonus
• Medical Dental Prescription Drug and Vision Insurance with HRA and HSA options
• 401K Match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Life AD&D and Disability Insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pet Insurance
• Adoption Assistance
• Annual Merit Increases
• Community Volunteer Opportunities

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