Machine Learning Engineer

Machine Learning Engineer | Robotics | Chicago, IL (On-site) | Up to $125,000

Join a fast-growing construction robotics startup based in Chicago, building autonomous systems that operate in challenging, real-world environments.

As a Computer Vision / ML Engineer you'll focus on taking models from idea to production—owning the full lifecycle from data to deployment on real robots.

• Design and implement ML and computer vision models end-to-end, from simple classifiers to complex deep learning architectures
• Own the full model lifecycle: data preparation, model selection, training, validation, and deployment
• Optimize models for performance, reliability, and edge deployment on robotic hardware
• Adapt existing models to new problem domains quickly, as our product and environments evolve
• Collaborate closely with robotics, software, and hardware teams to integrate perception into autonomous systems
• Help define best practices for data, evaluation, and production ML in a robotics setting

• Strong experience with Python
• Hands-on with PyTorch and/or Tensor Flow
• Proven ability to build ML pipelines from training through deployment
• Experience with model optimization for edge devices
• Prior experience at a robotics company or robotics-focused projects (required)
• Ability to rapidly adapt models to new domains and data

• Experience with real-time vision systems
• Familiarity with embedded or resource-constrained platforms
• Background in construction, automation, or industrial robotics