AI Robotics Research Scientist, Nimble Robotics
$180-250k
+ Equity
Fully autonomous fulfilment
Open for applications
Fully autonomous fulfilment
101-200 employees
Open for applications
$180-250k
+ Equity
101-200 employees
Company mission
To enable affordable same-day fulfilment for every eCommerce retailer, large and small.
Role
Who you are
- P.h.D in Robotics or Computer Science
- Experience training deep learning models for robotic manipulation or mobility
- Experience working with real robotic hardware
- Experience training models in simulation and developing simulation environments
- Experience collecting custom datasets
- Experience training on open-source datasets
- Strong track record of publishing papers and/or deploying real-world applications
- Experience with system architecture, design and development
- Must be able to work extended hours and weekends as needed
- Must be able to work in San Francisco
What the job involves
- Nimble is looking for an AI Robotics Research Scientist to help us advance our robotics moonshot by designing, developing, training, and implementing robotic foundation models, Vision-Language-Action Models, general-purpose robotic AI models, and reinforcement learning algorithms controlling multi-agent robot fleets
- You will play a critical role in working with our all-star cross-functional team to build models with immediate applications for the world’s biggest robotics opportunity
- Develop and train diffusion policies, VLMs, multi-agent deep RL policies and more
- Develop data collection pipelines
- Design data annotation and labeling
- Support implementation of models into production systems
Our take
Assembly lines are valuable workflows for eCommerce businesses, but most of these are still handled by humans. The manufacturing process of most products is repetitive and algorithmic, raising questions as to why humans are still required for the job.
Nimble Robotics provides robotic solutions for automated end-to-end manufacturing, including piece-picking, sorting and packing. The services are aimed towards an eCommerce audience, reducing unnecessary staffing costs and increasing efficiency and workflow. To do this, they use robots which are capable of picking apparel, electronics, accessories, convenience items, groceries, beauty products, shoes, and more with 99.9% accuracy at 700+ UPH.
Nimble's robots are customized for every client to ensure the workflow fits their manufacturing needs. The company's network of warehouses is set to provide brands with 1-2 day services for +96% of the U.S. population, meaning Nimble is well set to see substantial growth, especially after its impressive Series A financing. This will enable it to accelerate hiring, product and technology development whilst scaling its product.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Oct 2024
$106m
SERIES C
Mar 2023
$65m
SERIES B
Total funding: $221m
Company benefits
- Flexible PTO
- Nimble provides medical, dental, and vision insurance through several premier plans and options to support you and your family
- Paid Parental Leave
- Take the stress out of commuting with access to fully-paid parking spots
- Gym Reimbursement
- Enjoy unlimited free snacks and drinks in the office and catered meals 5 days a week
- Get a cash bonus for any friend or colleagues that you refer to us that we end up hiring
- 401k
- Once or twice a year, join the entire company for a trip to pause work, relax and have fun as a team in destinations like Tahoe and Vegas
- Be an owner in Nimble through our equity program
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Simon Kalouche
(CEO)AI PhD Drop out from Stanford, to start Nimble. Worked as a Robotics Engineer for NASA Jet Propulsion Lab. Was a Robotics & Mechatronics Engineer for HEBI Robotics.
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