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Massachusetts is one of the strongest states for robotics engineer visa sponsorship, anchored by employers like Boston Dynamics, iRobot, Raytheon Technologies, and a dense cluster of med-tech and defense firms. Greater Boston and the Route 128 corridor are the primary hiring hubs, with strong university pipelines from MIT, Northeastern, and Worcester Polytechnic feeding demand year-round.
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Berkshire Grey is a leader in the field of AI and robotics, providing innovative solutions for e-commerce, retail replenishment, and logistics. Our technology automates complex pick, pack, and sort operations.
As part of the Research & Advanced Development group, you will develop new approaches to solving challenging manipulation problems for real-world robotics systems, allowing them to understand and interact with their environment in unprecedented ways. Your work will contribute to enhancing the capabilities of our robotic solutions and explore new solutions and approaches, unlocking new value to be delivered to our customers. This position offers a unique opportunity to work at the cutting edge of robotics applied to real-world challenges.
Responsibilities
- Develop robotic learning solution prototypes to improve our robots’ ability to solve increasingly complex tasks at unprecedented speeds
- Quickly prototype solutions, creating demos for stakeholders and visitors
- Serve as subject matter for transitioning prototypes to product teams
- Identify high impact areas for improvements of our robotic systems to solve real problems
- Utilize and extend simulation software environments to develop and test manipulation behaviors
- Stay abreast of the latest advancements in robotics and related fields, evaluating applicability to our challenges
- Collaborate with external research partners to find solutions for BG’s problem space
- Assist with mentorship of more junior engineers or interns
- Communicate technical priorities and status
Minimum Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Robotics, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Computer Science or a closely related field.
- 6+ years of experience in software development with a focus on robotics manipulation or related areas.
- Strong development expertise in Python and C++
- Experience with major deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch
- Experience with data science tools & libraries like numpy, pandas, scipy, matplotlib, scikit-learn
- Experience in working with ROS or ROS2
- Demonstrated experience training and adapting of existing machine learning architectures for robot learning, to solve tasks in domains such as manipulation, locomotion, or navigation
- Demonstrated ability to:
- Develop on and troubleshoot real robotic systems
- Determine and communicate justification of technical priorities
- Rapidly prototype and iterate on solutions to challenging problems
- Work independently on a variety of projects while maintaining focus
- Work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
- Mentor junior engineers
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, capable of explaining complex ideas clearly and concisely to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Provide technical leadership on key projects
Preferred Qualifications:
- PhD in Robotics, Machine Learning, Computer Science or a closely related field.
- Demonstrated technical proficiency in robot manipulation learning, such as reinforcement learning or imitation learning
- Experience with:
- Applying machine learning to hardware interacting with the real world
- Real and simulated data capture
- Sim-to-real for robotic manipulation
- Real-time perception-based control
- Incorporating tactile sensor information into manipulation behaviors
- Robot simulators (e.g. Isaac Sim or MuJoCo)
- Robot learning frameworks (e.g. Isaac-Gym, Orbit / Isaac Labs)
- Combining model-based and data-driven approaches
- Docker, cloud computing, or similar applications
- Experiment tracking and dataset management (e.g. Weights & Biases)
- Database systems as data source, such as MongoDB
- Parallel/distributed systems and asynchronous/concurrent programming
- Knowledge of LLM usage within robotics context
Possessing some of these preferred qualifications is great to have but not required and should not discourage applicants from applying.
Why Berkshire Grey?
- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI-powered robotic solutions that are transforming the supply chain and logistics industry.
- A culture of innovation and collaboration, with a commitment to professional development and growth.
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package.
6110-2504TK
About the Job
Berkshire Grey is a leader in the field of AI and robotics, providing innovative solutions for e-commerce, retail replenishment, and logistics. Our technology automates complex pick, pack, and sort operations.
As part of the Research & Advanced Development group, you will develop new approaches to solving challenging manipulation problems for real-world robotics systems, allowing them to understand and interact with their environment in unprecedented ways. Your work will contribute to enhancing the capabilities of our robotic solutions and explore new solutions and approaches, unlocking new value to be delivered to our customers. This position offers a unique opportunity to work at the cutting edge of robotics applied to real-world challenges.
Responsibilities
- Develop robotic learning solution prototypes to improve our robots’ ability to solve increasingly complex tasks at unprecedented speeds
- Quickly prototype solutions, creating demos for stakeholders and visitors
- Serve as subject matter for transitioning prototypes to product teams
- Identify high impact areas for improvements of our robotic systems to solve real problems
- Utilize and extend simulation software environments to develop and test manipulation behaviors
- Stay abreast of the latest advancements in robotics and related fields, evaluating applicability to our challenges
- Collaborate with external research partners to find solutions for BG’s problem space
- Assist with mentorship of more junior engineers or interns
- Communicate technical priorities and status
Minimum Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Robotics, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Computer Science or a closely related field.
- 6+ years of experience in software development with a focus on robotics manipulation or related areas.
- Strong development expertise in Python and C++
- Experience with major deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch
- Experience with data science tools & libraries like numpy, pandas, scipy, matplotlib, scikit-learn
- Experience in working with ROS or ROS2
- Demonstrated experience training and adapting of existing machine learning architectures for robot learning, to solve tasks in domains such as manipulation, locomotion, or navigation
- Demonstrated ability to:
- Develop on and troubleshoot real robotic systems
- Determine and communicate justification of technical priorities
- Rapidly prototype and iterate on solutions to challenging problems
- Work independently on a variety of projects while maintaining focus
- Work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
- Mentor junior engineers
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, capable of explaining complex ideas clearly and concisely to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Provide technical leadership on key projects
Preferred Qualifications:
- PhD in Robotics, Machine Learning, Computer Science or a closely related field.
- Demonstrated technical proficiency in robot manipulation learning, such as reinforcement learning or imitation learning
- Experience with:
- Applying machine learning to hardware interacting with the real world
- Real and simulated data capture
- Sim-to-real for robotic manipulation
- Real-time perception-based control
- Incorporating tactile sensor information into manipulation behaviors
- Robot simulators (e.g. Isaac Sim or MuJoCo)
- Robot learning frameworks (e.g. Isaac-Gym, Orbit / Isaac Labs)
- Combining model-based and data-driven approaches
- Docker, cloud computing, or similar applications
- Experiment tracking and dataset management (e.g. Weights & Biases)
- Database systems as data source, such as MongoDB
- Parallel/distributed systems and asynchronous/concurrent programming
- Knowledge of LLM usage within robotics context
Possessing some of these preferred qualifications is great to have but not required and should not discourage applicants from applying.
Why Berkshire Grey?
- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI-powered robotic solutions that are transforming the supply chain and logistics industry.
- A culture of innovation and collaboration, with a commitment to professional development and growth.
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package.
6110-2504TK
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Which companies sponsor visas for robotics engineers in Massachusetts?
Massachusetts has a well-documented history of H-1B sponsorship for robotics engineers. Employers including Boston Dynamics, iRobot, Raytheon Technologies, Draper Laboratory, and Vecna Robotics have filed Labor Condition Applications for robotics and related engineering roles. Medical device companies like Intuitive Surgical's local operations and defense contractors along the Route 128 corridor also regularly sponsor engineers in this specialty.
Which visa types are most common for robotics engineer roles in Massachusetts?
The H-1B is the most common visa category for robotics engineers in Massachusetts, as the role consistently meets the specialty occupation standard requiring a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific technical field. Australian citizens may qualify for the E-3 visa instead. Candidates with advanced degrees from U.S. universities may benefit from the H-1B cap exemption under OPT, or from NIW petitions if their research has national significance.
Which cities in Massachusetts have the most robotics engineer sponsorship jobs?
Greater Boston, including Cambridge, Waltham, and Somerville, accounts for the largest share of robotics engineer sponsorship activity in Massachusetts. The Route 128 technology corridor, spanning Burlington to Waltham and Lexington, hosts a dense concentration of defense, automation, and medical robotics employers. Worcester is a secondary hub, driven by WPI's robotics programs and affiliated research spinouts with active hiring pipelines.
How to find robotics engineer visa sponsorship jobs in Massachusetts?
Migrate Mate filters job listings specifically by visa sponsorship availability, making it easier to identify Massachusetts employers actively hiring robotics engineers with sponsorship. Rather than sorting through thousands of general postings, you can search directly for robotics engineer roles in Massachusetts where sponsorship is confirmed. Migrate Mate also provides context on which employers have a history of sponsoring in this role category.
What should robotics engineers know about the Massachusetts job market before applying for sponsored roles?
Massachusetts employers sponsoring robotics engineers are concentrated in defense, medical devices, and autonomous systems, meaning a degree in mechanical, electrical, or computer engineering is typically expected. MIT, Northeastern, and WPI pipelines mean competition from local OPT graduates is high, particularly for entry-level roles. Employers subject to the H-1B cap must file by April 1 for an October start, so timing your job search to align with that cycle matters.
What is the prevailing wage for sponsored robotics engineer jobs in Massachusetts?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.
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