Robotics AI Engineer

The Role

This is not a data-science or generative-AI role. We are looking for a hands-on field-robotics engineer who integrates commercial platforms, sensors, payload computers, perception, autonomy, teleoperation, and manipulation into systems that work reliably in hazardous, difficult-access environments.

Experience in nuclear, industrial, defense, mining, or offshore field settings matters more than subsea experience specifically, but you should want to extend into subsea and work closely with marine specialists. You will work under the technical direction of senior engineering leadership.

One scoping note, stated up front: AI-enabled perception and autonomy functions here support engineering and operational decisions. They are not credited nuclear safety functions, and we will hold that line deliberately.

• Help define the robotics and autonomy approach for routine inspection, condition monitoring, mapping, maintenance support, intervention, recovery, and abnormal-event response.
• Integrate mobile robots, ROVs, AUVs, manipulators, sensor payloads, edge computers, communications, operator interfaces, and mission software into deployable systems.
• Develop perception and autonomy for localization, mapping, route planning, obstacle avoidance, inspection coverage, anomaly detection, and supervised manipulation.
• Build and maintain software in Python and/or C++ using ROS 2, vendor SDKs, and simulation environments, with real software-engineering practice.
• Develop teleoperation, shared-control, fail-safe, degraded-mode, and operator-handoff concepts appropriate to safety-significant infrastructure.
• Build test rigs, hardware-in-the-loop tests, and field demonstrations; define acceptance criteria and verification plans.
• Evaluate commercial platforms and components and contribute to build-versus-buy recommendations.
• Work directly with our subsea systems engineer while the module geometry is still open shaping access envelopes, docking and tooling interfaces, manipulator clearances, and inspection coverage rather than inheriting them, and collaborating with nuclear, mechanical, electrical, controls, and cybersecurity engineers to close physical and digital interfaces.
• Identify limitations, failure modes, and validation needs for AI-enabled functions and say plainly what they cannot be

Pay: $115,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Relocation assistance
• Vision insurance

Education:

• Doctorate (Required)

Language:

• English (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• New York, NY 10019 (Required)

Work Location: In person