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Founding Principal Robotics & Physical AI Engineering Lead L1

Wipro  •  $150k - $230k/yr  •  Mountain View, CA (Onsite)  •  5 hours ago
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Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading technology services and consulting company focused on building innovative solutions that address clients’ most complex digital transformation needs. Leveraging our holistic portfolio of capabilities in consulting, design, engineering, and operations, we help clients realize their boldest ambitions and build future-ready, sustainable businesses. With over 230,000 employees and business partners across 65 countries, we deliver on the promise of helping our customers, colleagues, and communities thrive in an ever-changing world. For additional information, visit us at www.wipro.com.

Job Description

Founding Principal Robotics & Physical AI Engineering Lead

Wipro Innovation Network (WIN) Labs | Mountain View, CA

WIN Labs is seeking a hands-on Robotics and Physical AI technical leader to help establish and lead its new Mountain View Physical AI Lab.

This person will build and deploy intelligent robotic systems that can perceive, reason, plan, and act in the physical world, while leading technical execution, mentoring engineers, supporting customer demonstrations, and partnering with the Robotics & Embodied AI team in Bengaluru.

Top Skills to Target

Must-Haves

  • 6+ years in robotics, autonomous systems, or Physical AI
  • Master's or PhD in Robotics, CS, EE, AI, or related field
  • Expert Python + C++
  • Strong ROS / ROS 2
  • Hands-on Sim2Real deployment experience
  • Experience with Isaac Sim, MuJoCo, Gazebo, or similar simulation platforms
  • Strong robotics fundamentals:
  • Motion planning
  • Kinematics/dynamics
  • Controls
  • State estimation
  • Trajectory optimization
  • Technical leadership and mentoring experience
  • Experience taking robotics systems from prototype to real-world deployment

Need depth in at least 2 of these areas

  • Reinforcement Learning
  • Imitation Learning
  • Vision-Language-Action models
  • Agentic AI / embodied AI
  • Multi-robot systems
  • Classical robotics and controls

High-Value Differentiators

Strong candidates may also have:

  • NVIDIA Isaac / Isaac ROS / Omniverse / GR00T / Cosmos
  • Open-RMF or fleet orchestration
  • Humanoids
  • Quadrupeds
  • Mobile manipulators
  • Robotic arms
  • AMRs
  • Multi-agent robotics
  • Robotics foundation models
  • Customer-facing robotics deployments
  • Publications, patents, or meaningful open-source robotics contributions

The expected compensation for this role ranges from $150K to $230K.

Final compensation will depend on various factors, including your geographical location, minimum wage obligations, skills, and relevant experience. Based on the position, the role is also eligible for Wipro’s standard benefits including a full range of medical and dental benefits options, disability insurance, paid time off (inclusive of sick leave), other paid and unpaid leave options.

Applicants are advised that employment in some roles may be conditioned on successful completion of a post-offer drug screening, subject to applicable state law.

Wipro provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Applications from veterans and people with disabilities are explicitly welcome.

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Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading AI-powered technology services and consulting company focused on building innovative solutions that address clients’ most complex digital transformation needs. Leveraging our consulting-led approach and the Wipro Intelligence™ unified suite of AI-powered platforms, solutions and transformative offerings, we help clients realize their boldest ambitions to build intelligent and sustainable businesses. The Wipro Innovation Network – part of the Wipro Intelligence™ suite – underpins our commitment to client-centric co-innovation and co-creation by bringing together capabilities from the innovation labs and partner labs, academia, and global tech communities. With over 240,000 employees and business partners across 65 countries, we deliver on the promise of helping our customers, colleagues, and communities thrive in an ever-changing world. For additional information, visit us at www.wipro.com.

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