About Grafton Sciences
We’re building AI systems with general physical ability — the capacity to experiment, engineer, or manufacture anything. We believe achieving this is a key step towards building superintelligence. With deep technical roots and real-world progress at scale (e.g., a $42M NIH project), we’re pushing the frontier of physical AI. Joining us means inventing from first principles, owning real systems end-to-end, and helping build a capability the world has never had before.
About the Role
We’re seeking a Senior Robotics Engineer to design, build, and deploy advanced robotic systems for autonomous experimentation, assembly, and manipulation. You’ll work across kinematics, motion planning, perception integration, end-effector design, and force-control behaviors to create reliable, high-performance robotic capabilities. This role is for someone who thrives in full-stack robotics—deep technical ownership, rapid prototyping, and hands-on system integration.
Responsibilities
• Develop and integrate motion planning, kinematics, control, and perception pipelines into robust robotic behaviors.
• Design, prototype, and refine end-effectors, tooling, and manipulation strategies for complex, real-world tasks.
• Implement safety, calibration, and system-level logic for reliable autonomous operation.
• Collaborate closely with mechanical, electrical, automation, and AI/ML teams to bring robotic systems from concept to deployment.
Qualifications
• Strong background in motion planning, kinematics, robot control, or dexterous manipulation, supported by real systems work.
• Demonstrated ability to take robotic systems from prototype to reliable operation, including hardware–software integration.
• Experience working with industrial arms, mobile manipulators, force/torque sensors, or precision automation systems.
• Comfort working hands-on with hardware and owning complex robotics tasks in a fast-moving, interdisciplinary environment.
Above all, we look for candidates who can demonstrate world-class excellence.
Compensation
We offer competitive salary, meaningful equity, and benefits.
Top Skills
What We Do
Grafton Sciences (formerly, Grafton Biosciences) is pioneering physical general intelligence, autonomous systems that merge artificial intelligence, robotics, and reasoning to accelerate scientific discovery.
By designing platforms for autonomous discovery, we aim to solve the grandest challenges across science. As part of our ongoing initiatives in disease, we have received a $42.5 million contract from ARPA-H to solve early detection of cancer at Stage 1.
Backed by visionary partners, we are redefining how discovery itself is done.
