Contractor, Robotics Engineer

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$116,543 U.S. median for this role

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+9.8% - Much faster than average

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

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Engineering From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Mid From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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About this role

Contractor, Robotics Engineer Cambridge, MA USA Your Impact at LILA Lila's Autonomous Science Platform is building a closed-loop, AI-driven scientific facility, and inter- and intra-cell transport in the AISF is a critical bottleneck on that path. We're bringing on a Robotics Engineer on a temporary basis to help unblock it. Sitting on the Next Gen Robotics team and based at Alewife, you'll work hands-on across the robotics stack - physical hardware and simulation - to integrate, tune, and debug systems that have to run reliably in production. The work spans ROS2 development, motion planning, and real-world hardware integration, with upstream science projects (including 1023-009-GRIDv1) gated on what you ship. This is a 3-month contract with potential to extend and potential to convert to full-time based on performance and ongoing need. What You'll Be Building - Develop ROS2 nodes, launch files, and message/service/action interfaces to support inter- and intra-cell transport workflows - Bring up and integrate physical robotic systems - including arms, AMRs, or mobile manipulators - into the AISF environment - Build and maintain simulation environments in Isaac Sim and/or Gazebo to de-risk hardware deployments before they hit the floor - Debug hardware and software integration failures end-to-end: kinematics, calibration, timing, and sensor issues - Contribute domain depth in motion planning, navigation, localization, perception, or sensor fusion as the team's needs evolve - Document configurations, failure modes, and operating procedures so the team can scale and maintain what you deploy What You'll Need to Succeed - Bachelor's degree or higher

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