Senior Machine Learning Engineer , Perception R&D

Pickle Robot Company(1 month ago)

Charlestown, MAOnsiteFull TimeSenior$173,797 - $234,104 (estimated)Engineering

About this role

A Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Pickle Robot Company focuses on advancing robotic perception for warehouse automation, particularly in handling rare and challenging scenarios in the supply chain. The role centers on adapting and optimizing cutting-edge foundation and vision-language models for real-world robotic manipulation. It bridges academic research and production systems to enable robust, low-latency performance on edge hardware in warehouse environments. The position is based in Charlestown, MA within a fast-growing, VC-backed robotics startup.

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Required Skills

Computer Vision
Deep Learning
Applied Research
Transformers
Self-Supervised Learning
Vision-Language Models
Zero-Shot Detection
Python
PyTorch
Model Distillation

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About Pickle Robot Company

picklerobot.com

Pickle Robots builds autonomous robotic systems that unload trucks and trailers for warehouses and distribution centers. Their solutions combine perception, machine learning, and robotic manipulation to handle diverse packages and pallet configurations so machines do the heavy lifting while people focus on problem-solving. Pickle offers integrated hardware and software that connects with warehouse systems to raise throughput, reduce injuries, and lower labor costs. Their customers include logistics operators, retailers, and 3PLs facing labor constraints and seasonal spikes.