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Principal Engineer, Physical AI Systems Modeling

Principal engineer to set the Physical AI research direction and system architecture for a large semiconductor manufacturing company in Ottawa.

About the role

A large semiconductor manufacturing company in Ottawa is hiring for this role. You will define the long-term research direction and system architecture for Physical AI in humanoid and industrial robotics. You will also turn that research into hardware.

What you'll do

  • Define the research direction and system architecture for Physical AI across humanoid and industrial robotics.
  • Lead work on foundation models, simulation, data pipelines, learning, perception, planning and control.
  • Translate research into hardware through algorithm-hardware co-design.
  • Set system-level performance priorities.
  • Mentor engineers and researchers.

What you bring

  • Depth in Physical AI and robotics, from foundation models through to control.
  • Experience with simulation, data pipelines, perception and planning.
  • Experience with algorithm-hardware co-design.
  • The ability to set technical direction at system level and mentor technical staff.

Details

  • Location: Ottawa, Ontario
  • Type: Full-time

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