Formic deploys industrial robots to small manufacturers on an hourly rate rather than a capital purchase. Founded in 2020 in Chicago, it monitors every deployed system remotely and uses the data to improve uptime. The model removes the automation engineering burden from factories that cannot hire specialists.
HQ: Chicago, United States • Exhibitions • Industrial Robotics • Industrial Machinery • Est. 2020
≈ $51k – $115k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Junior • 2+ years exp • Madison • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Junior • Spanish: C1
$58k – $88k per year • Equity • Middle • 3+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Middle • Spanish: C1
$58k – $88k per year • Equity • Middle • 3+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Middle • Spanish: C1
Denver • Milpitas • Waltham • Boston • Science & Engineering • Design & Creative • Industrial Design
≈ $114k – $217k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 8+ years exp • Milpitas • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
$110k per year • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Boston, United States) • Visa sponsorship • Master's Degree • Middle
≈ $109k – $209k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • 8+ years exp • Boston • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Master's Degree • Senior
Sereact is a Stuttgart company founded in 2021 that builds artificial intelligence software for robotic picking. Its models let robots grasp objects they have never seen before and follow instructions given in natural language. The company works with logistics and manufacturing customers automating handling tasks.
HQ: Stuttgart, Germany • Transportation & Logistics • Artificial Intelligence • Warehousing • Est. 2021
≈ $126k – $238k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (Boston, United States) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Computer Vision
Diffusion Models
Fine-tuning
JAX
Multimodal AI
PyTorch
Synthetic Data
Transformers
$125k – $145k per year • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Boston, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
$125k – $200k per year • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Boston, United States) • Full-Time • Middle
C++
Python
Robotics
Gazebo
Motion Planning
Path Planning
ROS
RViz
Shield AI is an American defence technology company founded in 2015 that builds autonomy software and uncrewed aircraft for military missions. Its Hivemind autonomy stack lets aircraft fly, navigate and complete objectives without GPS, a remote pilot or a communications link, which matters in contested environments where those links are jammed. Headquartered in San Diego, California, the company fields the V-BAT vertical take-off aircraft with United States and allied forces, licenses Hivemind to other manufacturers and is developing the X-BAT jet for high-end missions.
HQ: San Diego, United States • Space & Aerospace • Drones & UAVs • Defense AI • Military Drones • Military • Artificial Intelligence • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2015
$240k – $350k per year • Staff+ • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
$240k – $360k per year • Lead • 15+ years exp • Seattle • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Principal
Digital Twin
Design
SolidWorks
Avride develops self-driving cars and sidewalk delivery robots, and was created in 2024 when Nebius spun out the former Yandex autonomous vehicle division. Its delivery robots operate on American university campuses and with food delivery platforms, while its robotaxi programme runs with Hyundai and Uber. Engineering is based in Austin, Texas.
HQ: Austin, United States • Transportation & Logistics • Smart Mobility • Autonomous Driving • 201-500 employees • Est. 2024
≈ $69k – $155k per year (Estimated) • Junior • Remote (United States) • Relocation • Part-Time
≈ $69k – $155k per year (Estimated) • Junior • Remote (United States) • Relocation • Part-Time
≈ $69k – $155k per year (Estimated) • Junior • Remote (United States) • Relocation • Part-Time
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San Francisco • Boston
≈ $133k – $214k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • In office (Boston, United States) • Full-Time • Staff
ChatGPT
Gemini
Multimodal AI
GPT-4
OpenAI
Design
SolidWorks
Blue River Technology is at the forefront of agricultural innovation, developing intelligent machinery designed to improve farming yields and reduce environmental impacts. By integrating robotics, computer vision, and machine learning, the company is revolutionizing agriculture through a unique blend of Silicon Valley tech and hands-on fieldwork. Their purpose is to tackle significant challenges in agriculture, optimize chemical usage, and drive global sustainability, all while fostering an engaged and collaborative company culture.
Santa Clara • Fresno • Machine Learning • Design & Creative • Hardware
$174k – $305k per year • Lead • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Full-Time • Principal
$174k – $305k per year • Lead • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Full-Time • Principal
$174k – $305k per year • Lead • 8+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Full-Time • Principal
Computer Vision
DevOps
AWS
Robotics
ROS2
Humanoid (SKL Robotics Ltd.) is an AI and physical robotics company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, with operations in Boston and Vancouver. Founded in 2024 by CEO Artem Sokolov, the company develops commercially scalable, general-purpose humanoid robots designed to safely collaborate alongside human workers in manufacturing, logistics, and industrial environments.
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Hardware • Military • Robotics • Humanoid Robots • Military Robotics • Robotics Hardware • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2024
Equity • In office (Boston, United States) • Full-Time
C++
Python
AI/ML
Time Series Forecasting
DevOps
Grafana
Robotics
Teleoperation
Isaac Lab
Isaac Sim
MuJoCo
Sim-to-Real
≈ $96k – $212k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Boston, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
DoorDash is an American technology company headquartered in San Francisco that operates a leading global local commerce and on-demand delivery platform. The company connects consumers with local merchants, offering last-mile logistics for restaurant meals, groceries, convenience goods, and retail items delivered by independent couriers. Beyond its core consumer marketplace, DoorDash provides digital ordering software, merchant advertising tools, and white-label fulfillment services for businesses across multiple countries.
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Commerce • Marketplaces • Transportation & Logistics • Delivery
$4k – $14k per year • Equity • Middle • 4+ years exp • San Francisco • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Middle
C++
Python
AI/ML
Multimodal AI
Robotics
SLAM
Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Rimkus delivers independent delay analysis, quantum assessment, forensic technical consulting, and project advisory services across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
HQ: Houston, United States • Science & Engineering • Professional Services
≈ $97k – $225k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • Charlotte • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Staff
≈ $97k – $225k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • Baltimore • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Staff
Skydio is an American drone manufacturer and defense technology company headquartered in San Mateo, California, renowned for its autonomous flight technology. The company leverages advanced artificial intelligence and computer vision to build drones that can navigate complex environments and avoid obstacles without human pilot control. Primarily serving enterprise, public safety, and defense sectors worldwide, its platforms are widely deployed for critical infrastructure inspection, search and rescue, and intelligence operations.
HQ: San Mateo, United States • Military • Military Drones • Consumer Electronics • Drones • 1001-5000 employees
$110k – $145k per year • Equity • Senior • 7+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Relocation • Full-Time • Senior
J.S. Held is a global consulting firm that combines technical, scientific, financial, and strategic expertise to help organizations manage risk and resolve complex disputes. Serving major law firms, insurance providers, and Fortune 100 corporations across six continents, the company provides specialized forensic accounting, property damage assessment, environmental advisory, and construction project management services. Its team of experts acts as trusted advisors on high-stakes matters, offering objective analysis and evidence-based solutions to navigate contentious or catastrophic events.
HQ: New York, United States • Financial Services • Risk Management • Professional Services
$135k – $195k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • New York • Remote (United States) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Navarro Research & Engineering is an award-winning federal contractor dedicated to partnering with our clients to overcome their most challenging environmental, technical, and infrastructure missions within the nuclear and environmental industries. Navarro is based in Oak Ridge, Tennessee with active programs across the nation for DOE/NNSA, NASA, and the Department of Defense.
HQ: Las Vegas, United States • Energy & Utilities • Science & Engineering • Nuclear Engineering • Environmental Science • Nuclear Energy • Internet Services • Domain Names • Est. 1993
≈ $97k – $225k per year (Estimated) • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time
≈ $97k – $225k per year (Estimated) • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time
Anduril Industries is an American defence technology company founded in 2017 that builds autonomous systems and command software for military and border security customers. Rather than bidding on cost-plus programmes, it develops products with its own capital and sells them as finished systems, from surveillance towers and counter-drone interceptors to underwater vehicles and collaborative combat aircraft. Its Lattice software platform fuses sensor data into a single operating picture and controls the hardware family, and the company is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California with a large manufacturing site in Ohio.
HQ: Costa Mesa, United States • Military Robotics • Military Drones • Defense AI • Military • Homeland Security • National Security • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2017
$220k – $292k per year • Equity • Senior • Remote (United States, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Secret • Senior
C++
Python
AI/ML
Computer Vision
Game Dev
Unity
Unreal Engine
Robotics
Motion Planning
Sensor Fusion
SLAM
Gazebo
Woolpert is an architecture, engineering, and geospatial firm headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, and founded in 1911. The company provides a comprehensive suite of services including civil and structural engineering, urban planning, surveying, and advanced geospatial data collection and analytics. Operating from dozens of offices across North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region, the firm serves government agencies, military branches, and private sector clients in sectors such as aviation, defense, and transportation infrastructure.
HQ: Dayton, United States • Urban Planning • Government • Architecture • Real Estate • Space & Aerospace • Science & Engineering • Geospatial Analytics • Civil & Structural Engineering • Est. 1911
≈ $87k – $189k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • Charlotte • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Middle
Standard Bots is an American robotics and automation company headquartered in Glen Cove, New York, that designs and manufactures AI-native industrial robot arms. The company provides vertically integrated robotic hardware paired with intuitive, no-code software and vision systems that allow shop-floor operators to program machines through direct physical demonstration or simple touch controls.
HQ: New York, United States • Hardware • Robotics • Industrial Robotics
$80k – $120k per year • Equity • Junior • 2+ years exp • New York • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Associate's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
C++
Python
DevOps
Ubuntu
Robotics
ROS
Marketing
HubSpot
$80k – $120k per year • Equity • Junior • 2+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Associate's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
C++
Python
DevOps
Ubuntu
Robotics
ROS
Marketing
HubSpot
$80k – $120k per year • Equity • Junior • 2+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Associate's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
C++
Python
DevOps
Ubuntu
Robotics
ROS
Marketing
HubSpot
Boston Engineering provides product design and engineering consulting services, guiding client concepts from early-stage ideation through full commercialization. The company specializes in advanced robotics, unmanned systems, embedded controls, and digital technologies such as IoT and augmented reality. Operating primarily across the defense, industrial, and medical device sectors, it helps organizations solve complex technical challenges and accelerate time-to-market.
Boston • Waltham • Houston • Industrial Engineering • Science & Engineering
$100k – $116k per year • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Boston, United States) • Relocation • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Secret • Middle
Gather AI is a warehouse inventory monitoring company headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and founded in 2019 as a spin-off from Carnegie Mellon University. The company flies autonomous drones through storage aisles to scan barcodes and pallet locations, then reconciles what it sees against the warehouse management system. It works with third party logistics providers, distributors, and manufacturers that would otherwise count inventory manually with lift trucks.
HQ: Pittsburgh, United States • Warehousing • Computer Vision • Logistics & Warehouse Robotics • Drones & UAVs • Robotics • Transportation & Logistics • Artificial Intelligence • 51-200 employees • Est. 2019
Senior • Pittsburgh • Remote (United States, Panama) • Senior
Docker
Ansible
Configuration Management
Robotics
ROS2
Zenoh
Mach Industries is an American defense technology and advanced manufacturing company. Founded in 2022 by Ethan Thornton and headquartered in Huntington Beach, California (with facilities in Austin and San Luis Obispo), the venture-backed startup develops autonomous defense hardware, strike munitions, and novel hydrogen-powered propulsion systems designed for scalable, high-volume manufacturing.
HQ: Huntington Beach, United States • Manufacturing • Defense Manufacturing • Military • 201-500 employees • Est. 2022
≈ $108k – $236k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Middle • 3+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Internship • Middle
Tata Group is one of India's largest and most historic global multi-industry conglomerates, headquartered at Bombay House in Mumbai, India. Founded in 1868 by Jamsetji Tata, the enterprise operates on a promoter-holding model managed by Tata Sons - where 66% of equity share capital is held by philanthropic trusts (such as the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and Sir Ratan Tata Trust), channeling profits directly into education, healthcare, and community development.
HQ: Mumbai, India • Commerce • Internet Services • Search Engines • Artificial Intelligence • E-commerce Platforms • Information Technology
≈ $93k – $216k per year (Estimated) • In office (Boston, United States) • Full-Time