Full-Time
Senior Robotics AI Engineer
Burro
51-200 employees
Autonomous vision-based farming robots for labor
Compensation Overview
$160k - $180k/yr
Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Master’s degree or PhD in Robotics, Computer Science or a related technical field.
- 4+ years of professional experience in developing software for robotics and machine learning.
- Strong proficiency in Python and C++.
- Experience using ML frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, or similar
- Proven experience building, deploying and maintaining ML models in production, ideally on edge systems.
- Hands-on experience working with camera and LiDAR data for perception and navigation tasks.
- Experience with ML optimization and acceleration tools (e.g., TensorRT), including familiarity with quantization, pruning and other model compression techniques.
- Strong problem solving mindset and comfort working across system boundaries.
- Ability to clearly communicate complex advanced concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Continual learning mindset and staying updated with the latest ML research and methodologies.
- Own the development and productionization of ML systems, including model design, training, fine tuning, optimization, deployment and continuous improvement.
- Develop and adapt models across multimodal inputs (e.g., camera, LiDAR) and other AI domains as product needs evolve.
- Integrate ML outputs into the robotics stack, ensuring reliable performance under real-time and hardware constraints.
- Investigate customer reported issues and drive root-cause analysis to improve system robustness.
- Build and improve infrastructure for rapid experimentation, model iteration, evaluation and deployment.
- Improve and scale data collection, labeling, preprocessing and validation pipelines to ensure high-quality training datasets.
- Implement robust simulation and field testing workflows, along with production monitoring to detect drift and performance degradation.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Product and Engineering to translate requirements into scalable AI solutions.
- MLOps Experience (experiment tracking, dataset versioning)
- Proficiency in ROS
- Familiarity with Docker, Linux and production infrastructure environments
Burro by Augean Robotics develops autonomous, vision-based robots to assist farm workers. The flagship Burro uses on-board cameras and sensors to perceive fields, plan paths, and perform tasks alongside laborers, with operators monitoring through service agreements. Revenue comes from selling Burro units plus ongoing maintenance, service contracts, and software updates. The goal is to reduce dependence on seasonal labor and boost productivity for large-scale growers in crops like table grapes, blueberries, and nursery crops.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$36.7M
Headquarters
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Founded
2017
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Petitti Family Farms expanded Burro Grande robots from 10 to 25 on September 29, 2025.
- Burro launched Grande 44 on June 22, 2026, targeting nurseries, vineyards, and industrial yards.
- GEODNET partnership on December 19, 2024 improves RTK navigation where GPS coverage is weak.
What critics are saying
- Grande 44's heavy hardware burns cash; January 9, 2024's $24M Series B runs finite.
- Industrial expansion into Carvana, CSX, and Koch Industries dilutes focus and raises execution risk.
- If outdoor autonomy breaks in rugged farms, customers like Petitti halt fleet expansions fast.
What makes Burro unique
- Burro's Grande 44 unifies hauling, towing, mowing, spraying, and patrolling outdoors.
- Burro claims 750 robots across 18 countries, creating fleet learning from field data.
- NVIDIA Isaac Sim and AWS power fast autonomy updates and digital-twin validation.
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