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Applied AI Engineer, Startups (Physical AI)

Anthropic· Applied AI
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San Francisco, CA$280k - $320kFull-timePosted 6d ago

About the role

Applied AI Engineer on the Startups team at Anthropic working with AI-native startups building in the physical world (e.g., robotics, semiconductors, aerospace, manufacturing, civil infrastructure). Lead deep technical engagements, develop architectures and evaluative resources, and help startups integrate Claude into hardware and software workflows.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a deep technical advisor to high-potential startups building in the physical world, collaborating with hardware and software teams to push AI in engineering, manufacturing, operations, and more
  • Work hands-on with startup software and hardware teams through pair programming and architecture reviews, understanding end-to-end engineering workflows from design and simulation to test, production, and operations
  • Develop prototypes and technical documentation, including evaluation suites, benchmarks grounded in real engineering tasks, AI engineering techniques, and architecture diagrams
  • Create reference implementations and sample code for integrating Claude with CAD, simulation, design tools, or industrial automation
  • Collaborate with Applied AI Architects to maintain context across customer engagements
  • Identify patterns and hard problems in applying AI to physical systems and build repeatable evaluations and solutions, feeding insights back to Product, Engineering, Research, and Applied AI teams
  • Create technical content for startup audiences including documentation, tutorials, and sample code
  • Foster community engagement through hackathons, webinars, technical office hours, and startup-focused events
  • Travel to customer sites for workshops, implementation guidance, and relationship building

Qualifications

  • Deep engineering experience in mechanical, electrical, aerospace, robotics, semiconductor, manufacturing, or civil engineering with real hardware experience
  • 4+ years of technical experience as software/ML/research/robotics/controls/hardware/systems engineer or technical founder with production AI/LLM application experience or proven AI application to engineering work
  • Experience with startups or high-growth environments and collaborating with founders/small teams
  • Strong technical communication skills for translating AI concepts into architectural decisions and implementation plans; ability to run workshops and events
  • Collaborative, generalist mindset capable of context-switching across domains (robots, chips, rockets, factories) and rapidly learning new domains
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a field relevant to the role

Skills

Required:Deep engineering domain expertise in a physical disciplineSoftware engineering / ML / robotics experienceTechnical communication

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation
  • Equity options (optional)
  • Generous vacation and parental leave
  • Flexible working hours
  • Office space in San Francisco
  • Visa sponsorship support
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Anthropic

building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems

Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.

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