AI Applications Engineer

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. Identify opportunities where AI, computer vision, object detection, or visual language models can improve customer production processes .

Posted 9/15/2026full-timeRemote • Massachusetts • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $120,000 - $150,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in AI-enabled robotic solutions, including robot programming, machine vision, and mechanical and electrical design. Capable of independently managing projects, providing technical support, and training operators while ensuring successful deployment and integration of robotic systems.

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Robot Programming ProficiencyMechanical Design ExperienceElectrical Design ExperienceMachine Vision ExperienceTechnical Proficiency in Engineering

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Hard Skills

AI-Enabled Robotic SolutionsObject DetectionConvolutional Neural NetworksDocumentation WritingProject ManagementCamera Placement and CalibrationI/O ConfigurationTroubleshootingRobotics KnowledgeIntegration Guides

Soft Skills

CollaborationTrainingProblem-Solving

Tools & Technologies

CognexBaslerFLIRROSURFanucKUKAABB

Industry Keywords

ManufacturingIndustrial AutomationStartup ExperienceAutomation Environments

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Identify opportunities where AI, computer vision, object detection, or visual language models can improve customer production processes
Design and build proofs of concept to validate AI-enabled robotic solutions
Create documentation, sample code, and integration guides
Travel to customer sites to install, configure, and commission AI-enabled robotic cells
Own camera placement and calibration, model deployment, I/O configuration, testing, and sign-off
Troubleshoot on-site until deployments work successfully
Train customer operators and engineers on AI capabilities
Provide post-install technical support as customers develop new applications
Feed deployment learnings back to engineering and product teams
Collaborate on feature testing, peripheral integrations, and platform expansion
Build internal knowledge about AI-enabled applications

Requirements

What you’ll need

Robot programming proficiency or adjacent software experience
Prior robotics knowledge and hands-on experience with robots
Surface-level fluency in machine learning models and techniques, including convolutional neural networks, object detection, and visual language models
Technical proficiency in an engineering environment
Ability to write documentation and manage projects independently
Willingness to travel up to 50% domestically
At least one specialization in Mechanical Design, Electrical Design, or Machine Vision
Mechanical Design experience with pneumatics, camera mounts, or end-of-arm tooling; gripper design is a bonus
Electrical Design experience with custom board fabrication and wiring relays and solenoids in automation environments
Machine Vision experience selecting cameras and lenses and deploying vision systems
Experience with collaborative robots such as UR, Fanuc, KUKA, ABB, or similar is nice to have
Hands-on work with vision systems such as Cognex, Basler, FLIR, or similar is nice to have
Familiarity with ROS or other robotics middleware is nice to have
Background in manufacturing or industrial automation is nice to have
Startup experience is nice to have
Must be able to work in the U.S.; application asks whether visa sponsorship or transfer is required

Benefits

Comp & perks

Employee Stock Options
Paid time off
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
401(k)