Senior Embodied AI Engineer - Controls

Seattle, WA

About the role

AIM Intelligent Machines | Autonomous Earthmoving Safety First Real-World Results Rapid Deploy Our Team About FAQ News Careers DEPLOY NOW Safety First Real-World Results Rapid Deploy Our Team About FAQ News Careers Careers Senior Embodied AI Engineer - Controls About AIM Everything humanity depends on is mined, dug, or grown. At AIM, we are building the autonomous linchpin of civilization. We transform heavy machinery—bulldozers, loaders, excavators—into AI-powered fleets that operate continuously, safely, and at peak performance in the world’s harshest environments. AIM runs production mines, large scale infrastructure builds, and defense operations as a TRL9 hardened system, not a science experiment. Built by engineers from mining, construction, Waymo, SpaceX, Google and Tesla, AIM enables scalable earthmoving, turbocharging the global economy’s physical foundation. AIM is backed by some of the most sophisticated capital in the world, including General Catalyst, Khosla Ventures, Elad Gil, Human Capital, Ironspring Ventures, Mantis, DCVC. Learn more about AIM here.

Responsibilities Automate, Develop, implement, and validate advanced control and learning algorithms for real-world embodied robotic systems. Design and conduct experiments to expand control robustness, precision, and adaptability across diverse tasks and environments. Combine classical and learning-based control methods (e.g., MPC, IL, RL) for scalable and reliable skill acquisition. Collaborate with perception and systems engineers to integrate AI control stacks into production platforms. Leverage simulation, digital twins, and expert demonstrations to accelerate control policy development and deployment. Stay up-to-date on cutting-edge research in control theory, reinforcement learning, and embodied AI.

Qualifications 5+ years industry experience Proven experience delivering production-level robotic control systems in real-world deployments (e.g., autonomous vehicles, manipulators, humanoid or mobile robots). Strong foundation in modern control techniques (e.g., MPC, adaptive control, system identification) and their integration with learning-based methods. Deep understanding of reinforcement learning, imitation learning, and optimization for dynamic systems. Proficiency in Python and familiarity with C++ for real-time robotics applications. Experience working with high-fidelity simulators (e.g., Isaac Sim, Omniverse, Mujoco) for control development and testing. Excellent communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to bridge between AI research and robotic systems engineering. Details Department Engineering Location Seattle Type Full Time Apply Now Name * Email * Resume * Submit Application TERMS OF SERVICE WEBSITE TERMS OF USE PRIVACY POLICY CUSTOMER TERMS SITE TERMS PRIVACY AIM INTELLIGENT MACHINES © 2025, All Rights Reserved

About AIM Intelligent Machines

AIM = AI Autonomy Platform for Heavy Machinery

Scalable earthmoving is not optional. It’s required for our civilization to flourish.

Critical materials like copper, iron ore, and lithium are in short supply and dangerous to mine. One billion people live less than 10 meters above rising oceans, 1 in 6 people live in areas with significant wildfire risk, 43% of critical infrastructure is in disrepair and will cost $2.6 trillion to fix, and pollution from the Manhattan Project is still being cleaned up with a $300 billion invoice. Food production must increase 60% to feed the 2050 population, and it will take 757 years to remove mines in Ukraine with traditional methods. What do these problems have in common? One, our civilization does not have a feasible way to address challenges of this magnitude. Two, earthmoving is a key part of the solution.

Our commercially deployed autonomy product runs a wide range of existing earthmoving machinery (new, older, large, small, any brand). As a result, our customers run their operations at maximum throughput and safety. The AIM platform unlocks tremendous value across mining, construction, and defense.

AIM has been built by world-class engineers who developed cutting-edge products at Google, Waymo, Tesla, and SpaceX. We bring deep expertise in autonomy, robotics, hardware, and advanced AI deployed at scale.