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Gaia AI · 14 hours ago

Robotics Engineer - Perception

positionBoston, MA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityEntry, Mid Level
date2+ years exp

Gaia AI is an MIT climatetech startup focused on applying autonomous vehicle technology to combat climate change. They are seeking a perception robotics engineer to build high-impact technology, including implementing vision data pipelines, training neural networks, and working with various sensors to improve forest management systems.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Computer VisionInformation ServicesMachine Learning
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Responsibilities

Collaborate with stakeholders and other team members to define the scope and scale of robotics projects
Research and implement algorithms from robotics papers
Evaluate and write drivers and visualizations for sensors
Develop and maintain internal robotics tools
Identify bottlenecks and improve software efficiency
Design software architecture
Design, implement, and integrate data pipelines
Deploy to AWS using Docker
Write technical documentation

Qualification

Robotics algorithmsRustC/C++Data pipelinesAWSDockerCommunication skillsCollaboration skillsTime-management skills

Required

2+ years proven experience with both robotics algorithms and Rust/C/C++ (you should be able to point to shipped work). If you have fewer than two years of full-time employment in either, please justify how you have equivalent experience
Team spirit; strong communication and collaboration skills
Good time-management skills

Company

Gaia AI

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Gaia AI uses LiDAR, cameras, and satellite imagery to collect data in forests.
dateFounded in 2020
location
Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
people-size2-10 employees
web-link
https://gaia-ai.eco/

H1B Sponsorship

Gaia AI has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (1)
2023 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
$3M
Key Investors
E14 FundSOSV
2022-12-07Pre Seed· $3M
2022-04-25Pre Seed

Leadership Team

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Matthew Carpenter
Co-Founder & Head of Product
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Recent News

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2025-04-03
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Gaia AI Raises $3M In Pre-Seed Funding
2023-11-24
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