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Senior Director, AI

Agility Robotics· Software Engineering
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Remote$257k - $402kfull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Senior leadership role overseeing AI/ML strategy and execution for Agility Robotics’ humanoid AI foundation, with emphasis on real-time capabilities, safety, and ethical deployment for embodied AI in robotics.

Responsibilities

  • Define and champion the overall AI strategy and roadmap in alignment with the product vision and business goals.
  • Lead the selection and integration of advanced machine learning models, algorithms, and deep learning techniques relevant to embodied AI (e.g., perception, manipulation, natural language understanding).
  • Foster a culture of innovation, rigorous research, and responsible AI development.
  • Ensure AI systems adhere to safety, privacy, and ethical guidelines.
  • Partner with Hardware and Robot Software leadership to optimize sensor suites and embedded compute for AI models.
  • Oversee design, development, and deployment of on-robot and cloud-based AI systems.
  • Establish MLOps best practices for training, deployment, monitoring, and iteration.
  • Drive research into real-time planning, human-robot interaction, and adaptive motor control.
  • Deliver production-ready AI models meeting performance, latency, and reliability requirements for deployment.
  • Spearhead Sim2Real strategy using physics-based simulation (e.g., MuJoCo, Isaac Sim) to train robust policies.
  • Accelerate data flywheel strategy combining teleoperation, synthetic data, and fleet learning.
  • Lead the AI team recruitment, mentorship, and career development.
  • Manage budget for team salaries, equipment, and infrastructure.
  • Forecast and manage cloud compute budgets (GPUs, TPUs) for large-scale training.
  • Secure funding for specialized datasets and data annotation.
  • Evaluate and procure software licenses and tools for AI development and simulation.
  • Regularly report expenditure and resource utilization to senior leadership.

Qualifications

  • Advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
  • Minimum 8 years of AI/ML experience, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership or directorial role.
  • Experience developing and deploying real-time AI solutions for robotics, autonomous systems, or mission-critical applications.
  • Strong expertise in computer vision, reinforcement learning, and large language models applied to robotics.
  • Proven track record managing significant technical budgets and scaling high-performance teams.
  • Experience deploying models on resource-constrained edge devices, balancing inference speed, power consumption, and thermal limits.

Skills

Required:AI strategy and roadmap developmentMLOps and model lifecycleReal-time AI for roboticsSim2Real & physics-based simulationLeadership & team buildingBudgeting and resourcing

Benefits

  • 401(k) Plan with 6% company match
  • Equity: company stock options
  • 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short/long-term disability insurance
  • Benefits eligible on first day of employment
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Flexible, unlimited PTO for exempt employees; 12 company holidays including winter shutdown
  • 10 vacation days and paid sick leave for non-exempt employees
  • On-site catered lunches four times a week; healthy snacks
  • Generous paid parental leave
  • Flexible work arrangements supported
  • Professional development and tuition reimbursement
  • Relocation assistance for eligible roles
  • Annual discretionary bonus for eligible roles
Last updated Aug 6, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Agility Robotics

Industrial Humanoid Automation | Agility

Industrial Humanoid Automation | Agility's humanoid robots are deployed today in manufacturing, distribution, and logistics. Proven automation for industrial environments.

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