Robotics Engineer Visa Sponsorship Jobs in Massachusetts
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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Lila's Autonomous Science Platform is building a closed-loop, AI-driven scientific facility, and inter- and intra-cell transport in the AISF is a critical bottleneck on that path. We're bringing on a Robotics Engineer on a temporary basis to help unblock it.
Sitting on the Next Gen Robotics team and based at Alewife, you'll work hands-on across the robotics stack — physical hardware and simulation — to integrate, tune, and debug systems that have to run reliably in production. The work spans ROS2 development, motion planning, and real-world hardware integration, with upstream science projects (including 1023-009-GRIDv1) gated on what you ship. This is a 3-month contract with potential to extend and potential to convert to full-time based on performance and ongoing need.
What You'll Be Building
- Develop ROS2 nodes, launch files, and message/service/action interfaces to support inter- and intra-cell transport workflows
- Bring up and integrate physical robotic systems — including arms, AMRs, or mobile manipulators — into the AISF environment
- Build and maintain simulation environments in Isaac Sim and/or Gazebo to de-risk hardware deployments before they hit the floor
- Debug hardware and software integration failures end-to-end: kinematics, calibration, timing, and sensor issues
- Contribute domain depth in motion planning, navigation, localization, perception, or sensor fusion as the team's needs evolve
- Document configurations, failure modes, and operating procedures so the team can scale and maintain what you deploy
What You'll Need to Succeed
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Robotics, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field, or equivalent hands-on industry experience
- Strong experience with ROS2: node development, launch files, message/service/action interfaces
- Solid understanding of robot kinematics — forward/inverse kinematics, Jacobians, transforms
- Proficiency in at least one robotic simulation platform: NVIDIA Isaac Sim and/or Gazebo
- Demonstrated experience working with physical robots — robotic arms, AMRs, and/or mobile manipulators
- Depth in at least one of: motion planning (MoveIt2, trajectory generation), autonomous navigation (Nav2), localization (SLAM, AMCL), perception (object detection, depth sensing), or sensor fusion (IMU, LiDAR, camera integration)
Bonus Points For
- Experience deploying robotic systems to production or field environments
- Strong Python and/or C++ in a ROS2 context
- Ability to debug hardware/software integration issues independently
- Experience in lab automation or scientific environments
About LILA
Lila Sciences is building Scientific Superintelligence™ to solve humankind's greatest challenges. We believe science is the most inspiring frontier for AI. Rather than hard-coding expert knowledge into tools, LILA builds systems that can learn for themselves.
LILA combines advanced AI models with proprietary AI Science Factory™ instruments into an operating system for science that executes the entire scientific method autonomously, accelerating discovery at unprecedented speed, scale, and impact across medicine, materials, and energy.
Guided by our core values of truth, trust, curiosity, grit, and velocity, we move with startup speed while tackling problems of historic importance. If this sounds like an environment you'd love to work in, even if you don't meet every qualification listed above, we encourage you to apply.
We're All In
Lila Sciences is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.
Information you provide during your application process will be handled in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Policy.
A Note to Agencies
Lila Sciences does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates. The submission of unsolicited resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to Lila Sciences or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by Lila Science's internal Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of Lila Sciences, and Lila Sciences will not owe any referral or other fees with respect thereto.
Your Impact at LILA
Lila's Autonomous Science Platform is building a closed-loop, AI-driven scientific facility, and inter- and intra-cell transport in the AISF is a critical bottleneck on that path. We're bringing on a Robotics Engineer on a temporary basis to help unblock it.
Sitting on the Next Gen Robotics team and based at Alewife, you'll work hands-on across the robotics stack — physical hardware and simulation — to integrate, tune, and debug systems that have to run reliably in production. The work spans ROS2 development, motion planning, and real-world hardware integration, with upstream science projects (including 1023-009-GRIDv1) gated on what you ship. This is a 3-month contract with potential to extend and potential to convert to full-time based on performance and ongoing need.
What You'll Be Building
- Develop ROS2 nodes, launch files, and message/service/action interfaces to support inter- and intra-cell transport workflows
- Bring up and integrate physical robotic systems — including arms, AMRs, or mobile manipulators — into the AISF environment
- Build and maintain simulation environments in Isaac Sim and/or Gazebo to de-risk hardware deployments before they hit the floor
- Debug hardware and software integration failures end-to-end: kinematics, calibration, timing, and sensor issues
- Contribute domain depth in motion planning, navigation, localization, perception, or sensor fusion as the team's needs evolve
- Document configurations, failure modes, and operating procedures so the team can scale and maintain what you deploy
What You'll Need to Succeed
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Robotics, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field, or equivalent hands-on industry experience
- Strong experience with ROS2: node development, launch files, message/service/action interfaces
- Solid understanding of robot kinematics — forward/inverse kinematics, Jacobians, transforms
- Proficiency in at least one robotic simulation platform: NVIDIA Isaac Sim and/or Gazebo
- Demonstrated experience working with physical robots — robotic arms, AMRs, and/or mobile manipulators
- Depth in at least one of: motion planning (MoveIt2, trajectory generation), autonomous navigation (Nav2), localization (SLAM, AMCL), perception (object detection, depth sensing), or sensor fusion (IMU, LiDAR, camera integration)
Bonus Points For
- Experience deploying robotic systems to production or field environments
- Strong Python and/or C++ in a ROS2 context
- Ability to debug hardware/software integration issues independently
- Experience in lab automation or scientific environments
About LILA
Lila Sciences is building Scientific Superintelligence™ to solve humankind's greatest challenges. We believe science is the most inspiring frontier for AI. Rather than hard-coding expert knowledge into tools, LILA builds systems that can learn for themselves.
LILA combines advanced AI models with proprietary AI Science Factory™ instruments into an operating system for science that executes the entire scientific method autonomously, accelerating discovery at unprecedented speed, scale, and impact across medicine, materials, and energy.
Guided by our core values of truth, trust, curiosity, grit, and velocity, we move with startup speed while tackling problems of historic importance. If this sounds like an environment you'd love to work in, even if you don't meet every qualification listed above, we encourage you to apply.
We're All In
Lila Sciences is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.
Information you provide during your application process will be handled in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Policy.
A Note to Agencies
Lila Sciences does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates. The submission of unsolicited resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to Lila Sciences or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by Lila Science's internal Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of Lila Sciences, and Lila Sciences will not owe any referral or other fees with respect thereto.
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Which companies sponsor visas for robotics engineers in Massachusetts?
Massachusetts has a well-documented history of H-1B visa 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.