Senior Applied AI Engineer

Senior Applied AI Engineer

Agile Robots

Munich, Germany

About the role

As a Senior Applied AI Engineer (Intelligent Application Focus) at Agile Robots SE, you will design, build, and deploy AI solutions that enable our robotic systems to solve real-world problems. The role requires industry experience and deep technical expertise to apply novel machine learning and AI techniques under real-world constraints. The focus is on delivering impactful, reliable AI systems that demonstrate measurable value in practical, industrial environments.

Your Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain AI-driven software applications (including Vision Language Action Models (VLAs)) for robotic systems, ensuring high performance and reliability;
• Collaborate with hardware engineers, system architects, and other software engineers to integrate AI applications with robotic hardware;
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following best practices and industry standards;
• Test and validate AI applications in real-world environments, ensuring they meet performance and safety requirements;
• Provide technical support and guidance to other team members and stakeholders;
• Stay updated with the latest advancements in AI and robotics, and integrate relevant innovations into the development process.

Essential Skills

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field;
• At least 5 years experience working with real robotic hardware and AI applications in industrial environments;
• Strong understanding of multimodal learning concepts (e.g. vision-language-action), including model architectures, training paradigms, and advantages/limitations;
• Strong foundation in machine learning and deep learning, with hands-on experience deploying AI models in industrial or real-world use cases (e.g., reinforcement learning or world models);
• Proficiency in programming languages such as C++ and Python;
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment;
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

Beneficial Skills

• Familiarity with ROS;
• Experience with simulation tools such as Mujoco, Nvidia Isaac-Sim, or similar;
• Familiarity with hardware interfacing and real-time operating systems;
• Knowledge of software development tools and practices, including version control systems (e.g., Git), continuous integration, and Agile methodologies.