Senior AI Engineer – Robot Learning (m/f/d)

About The Role

The AI team at Agile Robots is seeking a passionate and experienced Robot Learning Engineer to join our mission of advancing intelligent robotics. We’re looking for a candidate with 4+ years of hands-on experience applying Deep Learning techniques to robotic manipulators, with a strong focus on areas such as Imitation Learning, Behavior Cloning, and related methodologies.

Your Responsibilities

• Design and develop end-to-end robot learning systems with a strong focus on Imitation Learning and     related techniques
• Plan, execute, and evaluate robotics experiments, ensuring scientific rigor and reproducibility of results
• Implement advanced robot control policies conditioned on vision, language, and multimodal inputs
• Collaborate cross-functionally with AI, robotics, and hardware teams in a fast-paced environment to prototype, refine, and deploy real-world robotic applications
• Monitor and integrate the latest advancements in robot learning, contributing to the team’s research direction and innovation
• Work closely with the Robotics team to design, build, and optimize AI-driven robotic solutions
• Participate in deployment activities, including on-site testing and support — travel may be required up to 30% of the time

Beneficial Skills

• Experience in developing, integrating, and maintaining robotic software systems, preferably in real-world deployment scenarios
• Strong background in robotic perception, including techniques such as object pose estimation
• Segmentation, optical flow, depth prediction, tracking, or SLAM. Experience applying deep learning methods to perception tasks is a plus
• Familiarity with a variety of robotic sensors, such as tactile and force sensors, and integrating them into control or learning pipelines
• Demonstrated experience applying machine learning techniques within robotic systems, bridging the gap between AI models and physical-world performance

Your Profile

• Minimum 4 years of professional experience in Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, and/or Robotics, with a strong focus on real-world applications
• Proficient in Python, with clean, efficient coding practices and experience in building scalable systems.
• Hands-on experience in Robot Learning, including working with models such as OpenVLA, Pi0, or similar state-of-the-art approaches
• Practical experience in robotic manipulation, preferably involving real-world robotic systems
• Proficient with major machine learning frameworks, such as PyTorch or TensorFlow
• Master’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field

What We Offer

• An opportunity to be part of a dynamic entrepreneurial team that helps to shape the global industrial robotic landscape
• Great working environment in an interdisciplinary, international team
• Ability to gain experience in international projects across different industries 
• Possibility to visit our subsidiary in Beijing
• Career opportunities within an international and fast-growing environment
• Corporate benefits program that covers health, mobility and learning with up to 100 € per month
• As a startup, we of course also have a rooftop terrace, free drinks & fruits, and regular team events