Senior Director, AI

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Responsibilities

• ▹Define and champion the overall AI strategy and roadmap in line with the product vision and business goals
• ▹Lead the selection and integration of advanced machine learning models, algorithms and deep learning techniques for embodied AI (e.g. perception, manipulation, natural language understanding)
• ▹Foster a culture of innovation, rigorous research and responsible AI development
• ▹Ensure all AI systems adhere to high standards of safety, privacy and ethics
• ▹Partner with Hardware and Robot Software leadership so the sensor suite and embedded compute fit current and future AI model architectures
• ▹Oversee the design, development and deployment of on-robot and cloud-based AI systems
• ▹Establish MLOps best practices for model training, deployment, monitoring and iteration
• ▹Drive research into novel AI solutions for real-time planning, human-robot interaction and adaptive motor control
• ▹Spearhead the Sim2Real strategy using physics-based simulation (e.g. MuJoCo, Isaac Sim) and accelerate the data flywheel by combining teleoperation, synthetic data and fleet learning
• ▹Build and scale the AI team: hiring plan, recruitment, mentorship and career development
• ▹Plan and manage budgets (GPU/TPU compute, datasets, annotation services, software licenses) and report regularly to senior leadership

Requirements

• ▹Advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering or a related field
• ▹Minimum of 8 years of AI/ML experience, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership or directorial role
• ▹Demonstrated experience developing and deploying real-time AI solutions for robotics, autonomous systems or other mission-critical applications
• ▹Strong expertise in core AI domains, including computer vision, reinforcement learning and large language models (LLMs) applied to robotics
• ▹Proven track record of managing significant technical budgets and scaling high-performance engineering and research teams
• ▹Experience deploying models on resource-constrained edge devices, balancing inference speed, power consumption and thermal limits
• ▹Current authorization to work in the United States

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Fully remote, with a hybrid option within commuting distance of the Salem, Pittsburgh or Fremont offices
• ▹Annual base salary: USD 257,000 to 402,000
• ▹401(k) plan with a 6% company match
• ▹Company stock options
• ▹100% company-paid medical, dental, vision and short/long-term disability insurance
• ▹Benefits from the first day of employment
• ▹Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• ▹Flexible, unlimited PTO and 12 company holidays with a winter shutdown (exempt employees)
• ▹Catered lunches four times a week and snacks at the Salem and Pittsburgh offices
• ▹Generous paid parental leave
• ▹A culture that supports flexible work arrangements
• ▹Professional development and tuition reimbursement programs
• ▹Relocation assistance for eligible roles
• ▹Annual discretionary bonus for eligible roles

About the company

Agility Robotics' commercially deployed humanoid robots work alongside people in warehouses, manufacturing facilities and distribution centers, taking over physically demanding, repetitive tasks.