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The Senior AI Research Engineer in Visual Perception role at Anybotics is an on-site position located in Zurich, Switzerland.

Senior AI Research Engineer in Visual Perception

AnyboticsZurich, Switzerland4d ago

ANYbotics is a fast-growing tech company dedicated to shaping the future of mobile robotics across multiple industries. Join our highly talented and motivated team of more than 200 people and work on cutting-edge robot technology.

The Opportunity

You’ll join our Robotics & AI team, where we push the limits of robot autonomy and intelligence. You’ll evaluate cutting-edge AI, machine-learning, and sensing technologies—from novel perception to advanced planning—to tackle the toughest real-world deployment challenges. Collaborating with engineers and partners, you’ll assess new technologies, design proof-of-concept experiments, build research prototypes, and swiftly transfer promising ideas to our product teams. Your work will shape our technology roadmap, guiding long-term strategy and ensuring every solution is robust, reliable, and ready for impact. If you thrive on discovery, hands-on experimentation, and know your research can redefine robotics, this role lets you make a real difference—for our customers and the robotics community.

Market & Technology

ANYbotics transforms industrial plants in the (renewable) energy, process, and utility sector by introducing robotics to a wide range of novel applications that so far were beyond reach. Our mobile robot ANYmal uses legs for extreme mobility in complex environments, camera- and LIDAR-based sensing for full autonomy and obstacle avoidance, to perform jobs and deliver high-quality, consistent inspection results. We develop numerous customized hardware systems, including the entire robotic platform, actuators, sensors, inspection payloads, charging systems, and all related ANYbotics electrical hardware

About Us:

ANYbotics is a leading robotics company specializing in advanced autonomous systems. With a successful Series B financing round recently closed, we are poised for rapid growth and international expansion. Our mission is to revolutionize the robotics industry through cutting-edge technology and innovation. As we embark on this exciting journey, we are seeking a dynamic and experienced to join our team and help us shape the future of robotics.

Your Contributions

Exploring, developing, and implementing cutting-edge technological advancements in robotics, machine learning and computer vision

Identifying emerging technologies, conducting in-depth evaluations, and translating these findings into innovative products

Developing prototypes and conducting pilot projects to test new technologies in controlled environments.

Driving collaborations with tech startups, research institutions, and industry leaders to leverage external expertise and accelerate innovation

Connecting with the engineering teams for the adoption and integration of new technologies into existing systems and processes, ensuring a seamless transition

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Ph.D. in Computer Science, AI, Robotics or a related technical field, or equivalent hands-on experience in a research or advanced development setting

Excellent at designing and deploying state-of-the-art computer vision and AI perception models for real-world systems

Excellent expertise in modern deep learning techniques, including transformer-based architectures and large-scale vision models, with hands-on experience training and fine-tuning such systems

Strong track record of implementing and evaluating advanced AI algorithms for perception and sensing in real-world scenarios

Strong practical experience across the MLOps pipeline—from data collection and curation to training, fine-tuning, and GPU-based deployment in embedded or edge systems

Strong in fast prototyping, concept validation, and rapid iteration—you build to learn and use experimentation as a core development tool

Strong in self-coordination and project ownership, able to structure your work independently, align with strategic goals, and deliver meaningful outcomes

Strong programming skills in C++ and Python, with the ability to write clean, and efficient code

Good familiarity with GPU programming, with the desire to deepen knowledge and performance tuning where needed

Experienced in leading R&D initiatives or small cross-functional teams, with a focus on transferring promising ideas into impactful products

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to effectively share knowledge and insights

Bonus Points

Experience in robotics

We offer you a very exciting and dynamic work environment, the opportunity to become part of a fast-growing company and an ambitious team that is on a mission to change the industrial inspection market, a chance to leverage your experience and bring in your own ideas, a fair market salary, an attractive employee stock ownership plan, and a job in the city of Zurich.

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