Principal AI Engineer, Physical AI
Grid Dynamics is looking for a highly skilled and passionate Principal AI Engineer with expertise in multimodal generative models to join our team. As a Principal AI Engineer, you will play a key role in developing and advancing cutting‑edge solutions in robotics and physical AI, shaping the future of AI in the physical world.
Responsibilities
- Part of the R&D team, designing and developing models for dexterous robotic manipulation for manufacturing and logistics applications.
- Lead and contribute to cutting‑edge research in robotic perception, motion generation, and physical AI.
- Design, develop, and experiment with novel algorithms, architectures, and techniques that enhance performance, efficiency, and scalability of AI models.
- Design and implement robotic applications combining conventional computer vision, motion planning, and VLA/RL models.
- Define data generation, collection, and curation strategies; supervise data collection to scale up datasets and model capabilities.
Requirements
- Excellent fundamentals and implementation skills in deep learning, vision models, or multimodal models.
- Strong engineering ability with Python and PyTorch; experience building ML models from scratch in PyTorch and/or JAX/Flax.
- Excellent system design skills and experience with complex collaborative AI projects; ability to implement research ideas cleanly and productize AI pipelines.
- Experience with robotic manipulation (manufacturing or logistics) or other physical AI projects (ADAS, autonomous driving, etc.) is a big plus.
- Experience working with large‑scale AI training (GPU clusters, Ray).
- Strong publication record in deep learning, generative models, computer vision, or physical AI (RL, VLA).
- MS or PhD degree in Engineering or Computer Science or equivalent experience.
Benefits
- Opportunity to work on bleeding‑edge projects.
- Work with a highly motivated and dedicated team.
- Competitive salary.
- Flexible schedule.
- Benefits package - medical insurance, sports.
- Corporate social events.
- Professional development opportunities.
- Well‑equipped office.
About Us
Grid Dynamics (NASDAQ: GDYN) is a leading provider of technology consulting, platform and product engineering, AI, and advanced analytics services. Founded in 2006, Grid Dynamics is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices across the Americas, Europe, and India.
Seniority level
Employment type
Job function
- Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
- IT Services and IT Consulting
