# Senior II/ Staff Robotics Platform Evaluation Engineer at Lila Sciences

- Company: Lila Sciences
- What the company does: LILA has created the world's first Operating System for Science powered by Scientific Superintelligence™. Backed by General Catalyst.
- Company website: https://www.lila.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Cambridge, MA USA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-09
- Apply by: 2026-11-23
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/lilasciences/jobs/4404934009?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/lila-sciences-senior-ii-staff-robotics-platform-evaluation-engineer/

## About the role

Lila runs a dedicated platform evaluation function within our robotics organization. The team tests and benchmarks alternative robotics platforms, including mobile manipulators, AMRs and AGVs, and other form factors, against our current production baseline. Consistent methodology across platforms is the point: results have to be directly comparable to be useful for platform decisions. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Professional experience deploying robotics platforms in production, commercial, or applied R&D settings
- Experience leading or mentoring engineers on a hands-on hardware or robotics team
- Hands-on ROS2 and Nav2 experience in real deployments, not simulation alone
- Experience with manipulation and pick-and-place, including motion planning and grasp execution, plus controls for arms or mobile bases
- Direct experience with AMRs/AGVs, 6 to 7 DoF arms, grippers, and camera or lidar perception pipelines including calibration
- Experience with NVIDIA Isaac Sim, or an equivalent simulation platform, for reachability or navigation validation

Tags: Physical Intelligence

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/lila-sciences-senior-ii-staff-robotics-platform-evaluation-engineer/