Diligent Robotics · 3 months ago
Staff ML Engineer, Robotics
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
8+ years expDiligent Robotics is a mission-driven company focused on building artificial intelligence that enables service robots to collaborate with humans in dynamic environments. As a Staff ML Engineer, Perception / Robotics, you will develop and optimize machine learning models for robots to understand and navigate complex human environments, leading the design of robust ML systems for real-world applications.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Human Computer InteractionMachine LearningRoboticsSoftware
Responsibilities
Develop and deploy ML models for perception/navigation tasks such as object detection, semantic segmentation, tracking, scene understanding, localization, and path prediction
Design and implement sensor fusion and mapping pipelines combining vision, depth, LIDAR, IMU, and other signals for robust perception and navigation in dynamic spaces
Build real-time ML inference pipelines optimized for robotic hardware and embedded compute
Setup data collection, labeling strategies, dataset curation, and synthetic data augmentation for training and evaluation
Establish metrics, benchmarks, and test frameworks to validate ML models in both simulation and real-world environments
Collaborate with robotics software engineers to integrate perception and navigation intelligence into autonomy stacks
Work with operations to analyze field data, diagnose performance gaps, and iterate on model improvements
Contribute to long-term ML and perception and navigation architecture decisions, influencing the roadmap for future robots
Mentor junior ML engineers and contribute to building strong applied ML best practices within the team
Qualification
Required
Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Machine Learning, or related field
8+ years of experience in applied machine learning, computer vision, or robotics perception
Strong background in deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX)
Hands-on experience with real-time perception/navigation tasks (detection, tracking, segmentation, path planning)
Expertise in one or more sensor modalities: RGB/depth cameras, LIDAR, radar, or multimodal fusion
Experience deploying ML models on edge/embedded hardware (e.g., Jetson, TPU, ARM-based platforms)
Familiarity with SLAM, mapping, and navigation pipelines
Solid software engineering skills in Python and C++ for ML system integration
Proven ability to take ML models from research prototype to production deployment
Strong debugging skills for diagnosing ML performance gaps in fielded systems
Company
Diligent Robotics
Diligent Robotics develops AI-powered robot assistants to collaborate with and adapt to humans in everyday environments.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$90.82MKey Investors
Canaan PartnersTiger Global ManagementCedars-Sinai Accelerator
2025-02-27Series Unknown· $10.5M
2023-09-21Series Unknown· $33.75M
2022-04-11Series B· $30M
Leadership Team
Andrea Thomaz
Founder, CEO
Vivian Chu
Co-Founder & Chief Innovation Officer
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