Robotics Systems Engineer, Physical AI

Encord is the universal data layer for AI that helps 300+ AI teams train and run models on the right data. Our platform indexes, curates, annotates, and evaluates data across the full AI lifecycle, from development through production. Trusted by Woven by Toyota, AXA, UiPath, Zipline, and more.

We're an ambitious team of 100+ working at the frontier of AI and have raised $60M in Series C funding from Wellington Management, CRV, Next47 and Y Combinator.

The role

We're building a robotics data collection operation from scratch — and we need someone to figure out how to make it work. There's no playbook. No inherited infrastructure. No one to tell you what to do next.

You'll own the entire stack: robot arms, sensors, VR teleoperation rigs, data pipelines, quality systems, and customer delivery. We currently operate leader-follower teleoperation setups and are actively building toward VR-based interfaces for higher-fidelity remote collection. You'll help us make that transition and define what the pipeline looks like at the other end.

This is a 0-to-1 role. If you need clear instructions and a defined scope, this isn't for you. If you get energized by building something from nothing, keep reading.