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The team tests and benchmarks alternative robotics platforms, including mobile manipulators, AMRs and AGVs, and other form factors, against our current production baseline. Consistent methodology across platforms is the point: results have to be directly comparable to be useful.\nAs a Robotics Platform Evaluation Engineer, you own robots end to end. You unbox and commission new hardware, integrate it with our software stack and infrastructure, execute the full test program, and turn the results into decision-ready comparisons that inform which platforms we adopt.\nThis is a hands-on, systems-level role. You will be in the lab working directly with hardware, not reviewing spec sheets. You will also shape the evaluation methodology and the tooling behind it, so each platform assessment runs faster and more consistently than the last.\nWhat You'll Be Building\nCommission new robotics platforms from unboxing through integration with our stack\nOwn end-to-end evaluation of assigned platforms, from test plan to benchmark report\nRun test suites spanning navigation, manipulation, perception, and controls\nIntegrate platforms with ROS2 and Nav2, adapting drivers, configurations, and interfaces\nCharacterize manipulator, gripper, and AMR/AGV performance against comparable baselines\nExtend the shared evaluation framework and tooling for future platform assessments\nFlag integration issues, safety concerns, and platform limitations early and clearly\nWhat You'll Need to Succeed\nProfessional experience deploying robotics platforms in production, commercial, or applied R&D settings\nHands-on ROS2 and Nav2 experience in real deployments, not simulation alone\nExperience with manipulation and pick-and-place, including motion planning and grasp execution\nExperience with controls for robot arms or mobile bases\nExperience integrating and calibrating camera or lidar perception pipelines\nDirect experience with AMRs/AGVs or 6 to 7 DoF arms, including grippers and end effectors\nTrack record turning test results into clear, decision-ready comparisons\nBonus Points For\nEvaluated or compared multiple robotics platforms or vendors head to head\nExperience with mobile manipulators, meaning an arm mounted on a mobile base\nExperience with robotics simulation tools (Isaac Sim, Gazebo, or similar) for platform validation\nBuilt internal tooling or frameworks for standardized robot testing\nBackground in industrial, warehouse, logistics, or manufacturing automation\nCompensation\nWe offer competitive base compensation with bonus potential and generous early-stage equity. Your final offer will reflect your background, expertise, and expected impact.\nU.S. Benefits. Full-time U.S. employees receive a comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental, and vision coverage; employer-paid life and disability insurance; flexible time off with generous company wide holidays; paid parental leave; an educational assistance program; commuter benefits, including bike share memberships for office based employees; and a company subsidized lunch program.\nInternational Benefits. Full-time employees outside the U.S. receive a comprehensive benefits program tailored to their region. USD salary ranges apply only to U.S.-based positions; international salaries are set to local market.\nExpected Base Salary Range\n$93,600—$158,400 USD\nAbout LILA\nLila Sciences is building Scientific Superintelligence™ to solve humankind's greatest challenges. We believe science is the most inspiring frontier for AI. Rather than hard-coding expert knowledge into tools, LILA builds systems that can learn for themselves.\nLILA 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 at unprecedented speed, scale, and impact across medicine, materials, and energy. Learn more at www.lila.ai.\nGuided by our core values of truth, trust, curiosity, grit, and velocity, we move with startup speed while tackling problems of historic importance. If this sounds like an environment you'd love to work in, even if you don't meet every qualification listed above, we encourage you to apply.\nWe’re All In\nLila Sciences is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.\nInformation you provide during your application process will be handled in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Policy.\nA Note to Agencies\nLila Sciences does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates. The submission of unsolicited resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to Lila Sciences or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by Lila Science’s internal Talent Acquisition team. 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