Engineer II/ Senior Engineer, Robotics Platform Evaluation
Cambridge, MA USA · 10 Wilson, Cambridge · USD 93,600-158,400 · Onsite · Posted Oct 8, 2026
At a glance
- Workplace
- Onsite
- Location
- Cambridge, MA USA · 10 Wilson, Cambridge
- Salary
- USD 93,600-158,400 · Base salary
About the role
- Lila is building a dedicated platform evaluation function within its robotics organization to test and benchmark alternative robotics platforms against current production baselines.
- As a Robotics Platform Evaluation Engineer, you own robots end to end from unboxing and commissioning to software integration and execution of the full test program.
- This is a hands-on, systems-level role where you will be in the lab working directly with hardware to produce decision-ready comparisons.
Responsibilities
- Commission new robotics platforms from unboxing through integration with our stack
- Own end-to-end evaluation of assigned platforms, from test plan to benchmark report
- Run test suites spanning navigation, manipulation, perception, and controls
- Integrate platforms with ROS2 and Nav2, adapting drivers, configurations, and interfaces
- Characterize manipulator, gripper, and AMR/AGV performance against comparable baselines
- Extend the shared evaluation framework and tooling for future platform assessments
- Flag integration issues, safety concerns, and platform limitations early and clearly
Requirements
- Professional experience deploying robotics platforms in production, commercial, or applied R&D settings
- 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
- Experience with controls for robot arms or mobile bases
- Experience integrating and calibrating camera or lidar perception pipelines
- Direct experience with AMRs/AGVs or 6 to 7 DoF arms, including grippers and end effectors
- Track record turning test results into clear, decision-ready comparisons
Preferred qualifications
- Evaluated or compared multiple robotics platforms or vendors head to head
- Experience with mobile manipulators, meaning an arm mounted on a mobile base
- Experience with robotics simulation tools (Isaac Sim, Gazebo, or similar) for platform validation
- Built internal tooling or frameworks for standardized robot testing
- Background in industrial, warehouse, logistics, or manufacturing automation
Benefits
- competitive base compensation with bonus potential
- generous early-stage equity
- medical, dental, and vision coverage
- employer-paid life and disability insurance
- flexible time off with generous company wide holidays
- paid parental leave
- educational assistance program
- commuter benefits, including bike share memberships for office based employees
- company subsidized lunch program
Skills
- ROS2
- Nav2
- Motion Planning
- Lidar Perception
- AMR/AGV
- Isaac Sim
- Gazebo
