# Associate AI Engineer, Physical AI Pleasanton, California, United States at SparkCognition

- Company: SparkCognition
- What the company does: Physical AI for industrial operations. One knowledge graph of your assets, processes, people, and locations, with agents that return the plan rather than the alert.
- Company website: https://avathon.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Associate
- Location: Remote (US)
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $110K to $130K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-22
- Apply by: 2026-11-06
- Apply: https://avathon.com/company/careers/associate-ai-engineer-physical-ai-4736834005/
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/sparkcognition-associate-ai-engineer-physical-ai-pleasanton-california-united-st/

## About the role

· Evidence that you build beyond the classroom through research, technically ambitious personal projects, open-source contributions, hackathons, competitive programming, startups, or other engineering work

## What they're looking for

- · Bachelor’s degree in computer science from a leading computer science and engineering university, graduating in 2027
- · Strong academic achievement, with a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.6 or higher required
- · No prior full-time professional experience required
- · Exceptional foundation in algorithms, data structures, software engineering, probability, statistics, linear algebra, and computer science fundamentals
- · Strong programming ability, particularly in Python, with the ability to write high-quality, maintainable software
- · Strong understanding of machine learning and modern AI fundamentals, developed through coursework, research, internships, independent projects, or hands-on experimentation