Description
This team is working with an AI chip company that develops specialized software-centric Machine Learning Systems-on-Chip (MLSoC) to enable high-performance, power-efficient «Physical AI» at the edge. Their technology is designed for robotics, autonomous vehicles, drones, and smart cameras, allowing them to process complex computer vision and multimodal AI tasks locally with very low power consumption.
Requirements
The ideal candidate is an ML engineer with a strong background in drone autonomy and aerial robotics. The role requires someone who has spent meaningful time training ML models specifically for drone systems—perception, navigation, and control in GPS-denied, high-speed, and visually complex environments. The candidate must have hands-on production experience with NVIDIA Isaac Sim and the Omniverse ecosystem, including building photorealistic aerial simulation environments, running Omniverse Replicator synthetic data pipelines for drone perception, and closing the sim-to-real gap on a real flying platform. Experience with reinforcement learning or imitation learning for drone navigation policies is required—specifically training agile, GPS-denied flight policies in simulation and validating them on hardware. A background from a drone autonomy company, a UAV research group, or an embodied AI team focusing on drone or aerial robotics is a must.
On the ML side, the candidate will own the full perception model pipeline for drone workloads: training and fine-tuning visual-inertial odometry components, stereo depth estimation, and defect detection models on synthetic drone imagery generated in Isaac Sim; quantizing those models to INT8/BF16 for deployment on the customer MLA; and profiling MLA utilization across GPS-denied FPV, inspection, and interceptor use cases. The candidate will be the first to apply the custom Palette toolchain to a drone AI stack—a genuinely novel workload requiring comfort navigating a custom MLA compiler with limited prior art. Strong PyTorch proficiency, familiarity with PX4 or ArduPilot integration, and a demonstrated track record of deploying perception models on real flying hardware are essential.
Job responsibilities
We are seeking an exceptional Senior/Principal Engineer, Robotics Software to join our cutting-edge Robotics and AI software team. The ideal candidate brings deep, hands-on experience in autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), aerial drones.
- Drive technical discussions relating to architecture, design, and development of software and hardware systems for AMRs, drones, and/or humanoid robots.
- Build and deploy perception, localization, and navigation systems using Lidar-based and Visual SLAM techniques.
- Integrate deep learning models for object detection, motion planning, behavior prediction, and scene understanding.
- Contribute to or lead R&D efforts related to Generative AI and its applications in robotics.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including electrical engineers and AI scientists to deliver complete solutions.
- Mentor junior engineers and provide strategic input into long-term robotics and AI vision.
What we offer
Empowering Projects: With 500+ clients spanning diverse industries and domains, we provide an exciting opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking projects that leverage cutting-edge technologies. As a team, we engineer digital products that positively impact people’s lives.
Empowering Growth: We foster a culture of continuous learning and professional development. Our dedication is to provide timely and comprehensive assistance for every consultant through our dedicated Learning & Development team, ensuring their continuous growth and success.
DE&I Matters: At GlobalLogic, we deeply value and embrace diversity. We are dedicated to providing equal opportunities for all individuals, fostering an inclusive and empowering work environment.
Career Development: Our corporate culture places a strong emphasis on career development, offering abundant opportunities for growth. Regular interactions with our teams ensure their engagement, motivation, and recognition. We empower our team members to pursue their career goals with confidence and enthusiasm.
Comprehensive Benefits: In addition to equitable compensation, we provide a comprehensive benefits package that prioritizes the overall well-being of our consultants. We genuinely care about their health and strive to create a positive work environment.
Flexible Opportunities: At GlobalLogic, we prioritize work-life balance by offering flexible opportunities tailored to your lifestyle. Explore relocation and rotation options for diverse cultural and professional experiences in different countries with our company.
About GlobalLogic
GlobalLogic, a Hitachi Group Company, is a trusted digital engineering partner to the world’s largest and most forward-thinking companies. Since 2000, we’ve been at the forefront of the digital revolution – helping create some of the most innovative and widely used digital products and experiences. Today we continue to collaborate with clients in transforming businesses and redefining industries through intelligent products, platforms, and services.
