Robotics Engineer

Responsibilities

• Develop ROS2 nodes, launch files, and interfaces for inter- and intra-cell transport workflows
• Integrate physical robotic systems including arms, AMRs, and mobile manipulators into the AISF environment
• Build and maintain simulation environments in Isaac Sim and/or Gazebo to de-risk hardware deployments
• Debug end-to-end hardware and software integration failures across kinematics, calibration, timing, and sensors
• Contribute expertise in motion planning, navigation, localization, perception, or sensor fusion as team needs evolve
• Document configurations, failure modes, and operating procedures for scalable maintenance

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Robotics, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent hands-on industry experience
• Strong experience with ROS2 node development, launch files, and message/service/action interfaces
• Solid understanding of robot kinematics including forward/inverse kinematics, Jacobians, and transforms
• Proficiency in at least one robotic simulation platform: NVIDIA Isaac Sim and/or Gazebo
• Demonstrated experience working with physical robots such as arms, AMRs, and mobile manipulators
• Depth in at least one of: motion planning, autonomous navigation, localization, perception, or sensor fusion

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience deploying robotic systems to production or field environments
• Strong Python and/or C++ skills in a ROS2 context
• Ability to debug hardware/software integration issues independently
• Experience in lab automation or scientific environments

About the Company

Lila Sciences is building Scientific Superintelligence to solve humankind's greatest challenges. The company combines advanced AI models with proprietary AI Science Factory instruments into an operating system for science that executes the entire scientific method autonomously, accelerating discovery across medicine, materials, and energy.