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We are looking for self-starters that are the world’s best in their field, who can innovate from a deep understanding of the fundamentals, and who share our values of unwavering truth seeking and integrity, humility, curiosity, and relentless determination.\r\nRole DescriptionWe are looking to recruit an exceptionalMachine Learning Engineer - Robot Perceptionto design, implement, test, and deploy robot perception algorithms that power our robots’ ability to understand and interact with the world.\r\nIn this role you will:\r\nDevelop, train, and deploy ML-based perception algorithms for object detection, pose estimation, tracking, and scene understanding.\r\nIntegrate sensor fusion techniques using cameras, depth sensors, IMUs, and tactile feedback.\r\nOptimize real-time perception pipelines for low-latency and robust performance in dynamic environments.\r\nWork closely with hardware engineers to design sensor configurations and optimize perception models for onboard deployment.\r\nContribute to our broader AI and autonomy stack, ensuring seamless integration with reasoning, manipulation, planning and control.\r\nCollaborate across disciplines to ensure seamless integration of ML models and provide technical mentorship to junior engineers.\r\nQualificationsMust-have:\r\nMS or PhD in machine learning, computer science, robotics, or a related field.\r\nStrong background in computer vision, deep learning, and sensor fusion.\r\nProficiency in Python and C++, with experience in frameworks like PyTorch, TensorFlow, OpenCV, and ROS.\r\nHands-on experience with real-world robotics perception systems (e.g., SLAM, 3D reconstruction, multimodal perception).\r\nExperience working with hardware, including setting up and calibrating cameras, LiDAR, and other sensors.\r\nExperience with data collection, preprocessing, and management in the context of training ML models.\r\nSelf-start attitude with strong ability to identify problems, prioritize them, then plan and execute working solutions.\r\nEnthusiasm for working in a fast paced startup environment and eagerness to support the team on a variety of topics.\r\nNice-to-have:\r\nFamiliarity with robotic simulation environments (e.g., Gazebo, MuJoCo) and experience in sim-to-real transfer.\r\nExperience in:Developing models that can handle noisy, incomplete, or sparse data.\r\nDeployment of ML models to edge devices for real-time inference (e.g., NVIDIA Jetson).\r\nAccelerating ML training processes using GPU, TPU, or other HW accelerators.\r\nGeneral knowledge of robotics principles, including kinematics, dynamics, and control.Voluntary Self-IdentificationFor government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey.Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. 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We are looking for self-starters that are the world’s best in their field, who can innovate from a deep understanding of the fundamentals, and who share our values of unwavering truth seeking and integrity, humility, curiosity, and relentless determination.\r\nRole DescriptionWe are looking to recruit an exceptionalMachine Learning Engineer - Robot Perceptionto design, implement, test, and deploy robot perception algorithms that power our robots’ ability to understand and interact with the world.\r\nIn this role you will:\r\nDevelop, train, and deploy ML-based perception algorithms for object detection, pose estimation, tracking, and scene understanding.\r\nIntegrate sensor fusion techniques using cameras, depth sensors, IMUs, and tactile feedback.\r\nOptimize real-time perception pipelines for low-latency and robust performance in dynamic environments.\r\nWork closely with hardware engineers to design sensor configurations and optimize perception models for onboard deployment.\r\nContribute to our broader AI and autonomy stack, ensuring seamless integration with reasoning, manipulation, planning and control.\r\nCollaborate across disciplines to ensure seamless integration of ML models and provide technical mentorship to junior engineers.\r\nQualificationsMust-have:\r\nMS or PhD in machine learning, computer science, robotics, or a related field.\r\nStrong background in computer vision, deep learning, and sensor fusion.\r\nProficiency in Python and C++, with experience in frameworks like PyTorch, TensorFlow, OpenCV, and ROS.\r\nHands-on experience with real-world robotics perception systems (e.g., SLAM, 3D reconstruction, multimodal perception).\r\nExperience working with hardware, including setting up and calibrating cameras, LiDAR, and other sensors.\r\nExperience with data collection, preprocessing, and management in the context of training ML models.\r\nSelf-start attitude with strong ability to identify problems, prioritize them, then plan and execute working solutions.\r\nEnthusiasm for working in a fast paced startup environment and eagerness to support the team on a variety of topics.\r\nNice-to-have:\r\nFamiliarity with robotic simulation environments (e.g., Gazebo, MuJoCo) and experience in sim-to-real transfer.\r\nExperience in:Developing models that can handle noisy, incomplete, or sparse data.\r\nDeployment of ML models to edge devices for real-time inference (e.g., NVIDIA Jetson).\r\nAccelerating ML training processes using GPU, TPU, or other HW accelerators.\r\nGeneral knowledge of robotics principles, including kinematics, dynamics, and control.Voluntary Self-IdentificationFor government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey.Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiringprocess or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in aconfidential file.\r\nAs set forth in Maven Robotics’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.\r\nIf you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection.As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measurethe effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. 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The law requires us to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. We have a goal of having at least 7% of our workers as people with disabilities. The law says we must measure our progress towards this goal. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had one. People can become disabled, so we need to ask this question at least every five years.\r\nCompleting this form is voluntary, and we hope that you will choose to do so. Your answer is confidential. No one who makes hiring decisions will see it. Your decision to complete the form and your answer will not harm you in any way. 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