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Objectways · 2 days ago

Robotics Engineer

positionPhoenix, AZ
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityEntry, Mid Level
date1+ years exp

Objectways is building large-scale robotics data pipelines to support learning-based manipulation systems, and they are seeking a full-time Robotics Engineer. This role involves owning and executing data validation, dataset design, and evaluation workflows to ensure the robotics data is correct, structured, and scalable.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Data Collection and LabelingInformation TechnologyInternet of ThingsMachine LearningSoftware
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Responsibilities

Design, review, and improve robotics lab setups for manipulation tasks
Work with robotic platforms (arms, grippers, sensors) to ensure reliable data capture
Own end-to-end workflows across:
Robot control
Sensor and vision capture
Data storage and pipelines
Ensure data collection setups are repeatable, debuggable, and scalable
Define structured episode formats for robotic manipulation tasks
Design dataset schemas covering:
Task definitions
Metadata
Environment and variation dimensions
Standardize data collection practices across operators and setups
Build and maintain data validation and evaluation pipelines
Define metrics, pass/fail criteria, and reporting formats
Use or integrate with open-source robotics ML frameworks (e.g., LeRobot, OpenPI, PyTorch-based stacks)
Run baseline evaluations to verify data usability for training
Document findings, risks, and recommendations clearly
Identify issues early that could impact scaling or model performance
Work closely with internal teams and partners to refine data strategy

Qualification

Robotics engineeringData validationDataset designPythonVision-based manipulationRobotics data collectionOpen-source robotics frameworksCloud experienceImitation learningReinforcement learningTechnical documentation

Required

1–3+ years of experience in robotics engineering or robotic manipulation
Hands-on experience with robot arms and end-effectors
Hands-on experience with vision-based manipulation systems
Hands-on experience with robotics data collection for ML / RL
Strong understanding of dataset and episode design
Strong understanding of data quality and validation for ML systems
Strong understanding of differences between validation-scale and production-scale systems
Experience with Python and modern robotics / ML tooling
Ability to write clear technical documentation and internal reports

Preferred

Experience with imitation learning or reinforcement learning
Familiarity with robotics data scaling challenges
Exposure to open-source robotics ML frameworks
Cloud experience (AWS, GCP, or Azure) for data pipelines

Company

Objectways

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Objectways is a social impact sourcing company focused on data labeling services and machine learning.
dateFounded in 2014
location
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
https://objectways.com

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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Ravishankar Rajalingam
Co-Founder and CEO
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Recent News

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A look at data labeling startups like Objectways, whose workers record and annotate repetitive tasks like folding towels to train AI robots for physical tasks (Nilesh Christopher/Los Angeles Times)
2025-11-05
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