# Founding Robotics Engineer, Perception & VLA at Destro

- Company: Destro
- What the company does: Destro AI provides the shared intelligence layer for autonomous warehouse and factory operations, coordinating destro robots, people, and workflows to improve productivity, reduce costs, and deliver measurable ROI. Backed by Bonfire Ventures.
- Company website: https://destroai.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Brooklyn, NY
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-11-03
- Apply by: 2026-12-18
- Apply: https://destro-ai.breezy.hr/p/64c1fa0e9d14-founding-robotics-engineer-perception-vla?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/destro-founding-robotics-engineer-perception-and-vla/

## About the role

Walk into any busy distribution center and you'll see the problem we're solving. Thousands of different products, packaging that changes every season, light that shifts every time a dock door opens. Most picking and case handling is still done by hand, because robots haven't been able to make sense of a scene like that and act on it reliably. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- You set the direction. VisionOS has a clear product vision and a foundation in place. You'll own the perception and learning stack and decide how we improve and build it
- Your work goes live fast. Our customers' warehouses are our lab, so your models get tested in real operations in months, not years
- You own the whole loop, from data collection and training to deployment on real robots
- Startup speed. Small team, fast decisions. If you can make the case for something, you can start building it that week
- You grow as we grow. Your scope expands with every new task, robot, and customer, and you'll work side by side with founders who have scaled robotics before
- Founding equity and a real stake in where the company goes


Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/destro-founding-robotics-engineer-perception-and-vla/