Senior Emboddied AI Engineer; Centennial

At Orica, it’s the power of our people that leads change and shapes our futures.

Every day, all around the world, our people help mobilize vital resources essential to progress. Established in 1874, we have grown to become the world leader in mining and civil blasting with a diverse of team of more than 13,000 across the world. From the production and supply of explosives, blasting systems, mining chemicals and geotechnical monitoring to our cutting‑edge digital solutions and comprehensive range of services, we sustainably mobilize the earth’s resources.

It’s an exciting time to join us – we are shaping the future of mining through digital and automated technologies, embracing new ways of thinking, pioneering innovation, and reimagining the way we work.

Orica has been recognized as one of the top companies for women to work for in the transportation industry by the Women in Trucking Association (WIT) in 2023, 2024 and 2025.

Job description:

At Orica, it’s the power of our people that leads change and shapes our futures.

Every day, all around the world, our people help mobilize vital resources essential to progress. Established in 1874, we have grown to become the world leader in mining and civil blasting with a diverse of team of more than 13,000 across the world. From the production and supply of explosives, blasting systems, mining chemicals and geotechnical monitoring to our cutting‑edge digital solutions and comprehensive range of services, we sustainably mobilize the earth’s resources.

It’s an exciting time to join us – we are shaping the future of mining through digital and automated technologies, embracing new ways of thinking, pioneering innovation, and reimagining the way we work.

Orica has been recognized as one of the top companies for women to work for in the transportation industry by the Women in Trucking Association (WIT) in 2023, 2024 and 2025.

Orica is seeking a highly skilled Senior Embodied AI Engineer with deep expertise in field robotics, machine vision and machine learning, vision‑language‑action (VLA) models, system integration, and sensor fusion to lead the deployment of mobile robotic platforms into real‑world field environments. This role focuses on end‑to‑end autonomy system architecture, hardware–software integration, and robust ROS2 middleware implementation for production‑grade mobile robots.

The successful candidate will bridge low‑level embedded systems and high‑level robotic autonomy stacks, ensuring reliable performance in challenging field conditions.

Thisis a hybridpositionis basedin our Centennial, Colorado office

1. ROS2 System Integration

Develop and maintain ROS2-based robotic systems, including nodes, lifecycle management, and launch configurations. Integrate navigation, localization, perception, and control subsystems. Configure middleware, diagnostics, logging, and secure communications.

2. State Estimation & Sensor Fusion

Design and optimize sensor fusion solutions using IMU, GNSS, odometry, LiDAR, and cameras. Develop localization and SLAM capabilities for GPS‑denied environments. Support mapping, relocalization, and navigation system performance.

3. Perception System Design

Develop perception solutions for obstacle detection, terrain analysis, and environmental awareness. Optimize real‑time performance on embedded and edge computing platforms. Support deployment of AI/ML models and simulation environments for autonomous system development.

4. Field Deployment & Validation

Lead system integration, testing, and validation for field deployments. Conduct HIL and system‑level testing and troubleshoot integration issues. Establish reliability standards,…