Qualcomm's Advanced Robotics Team is seeking hands-on roboticists to develop AI-driven robotics applications. The role focuses on integrating advanced AI models and algorithms into physical robots, ensuring they operate reliably in real-world environments. Team members will work in a new robotics lab, translating cutting-edge AI and connectivity technologies into functional robotic systems. This position emphasizes practical application, testing, and demonstration of robotics capabilities using Qualcomm's technologies.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience, or a Master's degree with 1+ year of experience, or a PhD.
• Experience working with physical robots in lab or field environments.
• Strong foundation across robotics domains, including perception, planning, control, and actuation.
• Ability to take models, algorithms, or prototypes and deploy them onto real robots.
• Familiarity with robotics software stacks such as ROS/ROS2.

• Build end-to-end robotics applications that integrate perception, planning, control, and actuation on-device.
• Deploy AI and robotics models developed by research teams onto physical robots and evaluate real-world performance.
• Perform robot integration and system bring-up, including sensors, actuators, compute platforms, and networking.
• Develop and maintain robot applications for internal testing, external demos, and sample/reference solutions.
• Design and execute robot testing, validation, and benchmarking in lab environments.

• Qualcomm offers competitive compensation, annual bonuses, stock programs, comprehensive healthcare coverage, retirement plans, wellness programs, parental leave, flexible work options, and professional development opportunities.