We are hiring across software, hardware, and business operations roles for robotics applied to grouting and the Fabricator reinforcement learning platform.

Interns may apply for semester-long internship (credit-bearing), full-time for at least 3 months, or in very exceptional cases, part-time for at least 5 months. University Interns typically receive a monthly gross salary of around S$1500, or S$1755 without CPF contributions, for full-time work. This amount is usually prorated for part-time positions. Alternatively, some internships may offer compensation in the form of share options, with a typical stipend for summer internships being around S$1200. We are open to polytechnic and high school students as well.

If you qualify for our internship under the SGInnovate summation program, you may receive a stipend of S$3000-S$6000 (checkout Fabrica AI's projects on their website for more information)

Grouting

Fabricator

Join us in shaping the future of robotics

Why us

Open positions in Czechia (hybrid/remote work possible)

Requirements

1 year of any experience with deep learning in Python

Interest in reinforcement learning applied to robotics

3 years of experience in C++ or Python development

Nice to have

Any further general software development experience in C++ or Python

Robotics experience

Who are you?

A brilliant engineer that likes Python code that spends the minimum amount of time in the interpreter

You pride yourself in seeing physical impact, not only higher ads revenue

Some experience with deep learning (eg. CV, NLP, general classifiers, entity extraction, etc.)

Experience in version control (git - branches, pull requests workflow)

Willing to work with Agile development methodology

Experience with Continuous Development / Continuous Integration (Github pipelines)

What will you do?

Developing logic and simulations in Python and Pytorch for Isaac Sim

Solve problems and eliminate bottlenecks – GPU and distributed computing

Write Isaac Sim plugins for other developers using the Fabricator

Integrate pre-trained transformer models, photo scans, or CAD programs

Make the project development more effective

Help in the deployment to the grouting robots
Requirements

2 years of applied experience with Deep learning in Python

Worked on a deep learning focused project

Prior experience with reinforcement learning (work, thesis, personal project)

Interest in reinforcement learning applied to robotics

Experience in version control (git - branches, pull requests workflow)

Willing to work with Agile development methodology

Nice to have

Any general software development experience in C++ or Python

Robotics experience

Experience with Continuous Development / Continuous Integration (Github pipelines)

Who are you?

A brilliant engineer that likes Python code that spends the minimum amount of time in the interpreter

You pride yourself in seeing physical impact, not only higher ads revenue

Hands on experience with deep learning (eg. CV, NLP, general classifiers, entity extraction, etc.

What will you do?

Developing RL and logic in Python and Pytorch for Isaac Sim

Solve problems and eliminate bottlenecks – GPU and distributed computing

Delve into rewards, metrics and environments

Improve convergence on all levels

Turn CAD models into conceptual designs

Implement HW design search papers for the Fabricator | link
Requirements

Previous research experience in Deep learning or reinforcement learning (academic or non academic)

Knowledge of the Deep RL landscape

2 years of experience with Deep learning in Python

Nice to have

Robotics experience

Software engineering experience

Who are you?

A brilliant autonomous researcher in the field of Deep RL

You pride yourself in seeing physical impact, not only higher ads revenue

What will you do?

Developing RL and logic in Python and Pytorch for Isaac Sim

Conduct research on state-of-the-art reinforcement learning algorithms and techniques in robotics

Develop novel RL methods for custom hardware design and control optimization

Implement HW design search papers for the Fabricator | link

Collaborate with the engineering team to translate research findings into practical solutions

Publish research findings in top-tier conferences and journals, showcasing the company's expertise in the field

Stay current with the latest research in reinforcement learning, machine learning, and robotics to drive innovation within the company
Are you an organized and proactive individual looking to make a significant impact in a dynamic startup environment?

Wanna help speed up robotics development 100 times? We’re the only place in Europe where you can push the whole of robotics to the next level. Join Fabrica AI as a Founder's Associate!

We are seeking a versatile and driven team member to assist the CEO in research, outreach, and strategic execution. This role involves analyzing industry challenges, communicating with interesting people, and keeping track of marketing and business development efforts. Most of the foreseeable work will not be very exciting, will be very grindy but will have a lot of impact. The scope is likely to change over time based on what the founders are working on. We're open to part-time work.

Responsibilities:

Research key roadblocks in robotics development across industries, help mapping it.

Keep our lists of past contacts updated (companies, investors, smart people willing to speak to us).

Reach out to new and past contacts to gather insights.

Ensure no emails or conversations get lost, write non-brain-dead follow-ups to emails lingering without responses.

Make sure marketing materials we can do are done to a level post-able online

Requirements:

Strong research and analytical skills, with the ability to synthesize complex topics.

Comfortable with outreach and networking, including cold emails and interviews.

Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.

Highly organized, proactive, and able to manage multiple tasks.

Nice-to-Haves

Basic understanding of hardware and software environments.

Technical R&D experience – familiarity with the robotics or tech industry.

Advanced Google Sheets skills.

Background in robotics, AI, startups, or business strategy is a plus but not required.

Best way to apply - Send your CV to jakub@fabrica.ai and contact@fabrica.ai with the subject:

Founder’s Associate and let’s set up a call or meet in Czechia or Singapore.

Details

You would be primarily working with the CEO and occasionally with the other founders and the rest of the Fabricator team.
The ideal location is Brno but remote work is also ok with occasional in person contact. Our Brno office is near the Main train station and currently the CEO and Fabricator team led by the CTO are based there.

A significant portion of your compensation would be equity, so while the work may not be easy, if you make a significant difference to our success and all goes well, you will have enough to retire in a few years.
We’re happy to start working with you as soon as possible!

Work on applied deep reinforcement learning project
Tackle open ended hardware design search
Aim to push the state of the art
Test the RL policies on our physical grouting robots, where we have access to all hardware and software
Results will be deployed on Singaporean construction site, so you gain applied RL experience
Have a lot of freedom to influence the course of the development
Small, learning focused Fabricator team with resources for professional growth
The option to get significant stake in the company

Many tasks are not automated, because of the cost and uncertainty in building robotic solutions.
We aim to move the needle on building robotic solutions by automating the hardware design itself. We are building a platform called Fabricator, which aims to make the design process 100 times faster. The idea is to create robots automatically by defining their tasks and operating environments. Right now, we're working on the first stage with the Early Fabricator. It's a simulation tool that helps decide the basics of robot design like shape, mechanics, sensor placement, and drivetrain selection. This could cut down the early design phase for robotics companies by half a year to a full year.

Example of using Fabricator to develop the design of a Grouting robot:

Fabricator TL;DR

If you come on board, you'd be working on the Early Fabricator, which is currently under development with the aim to roll out to other companies by mid-2025. It's a real chance to dig into applied deep reinforcement learning, push the boundaries of hardware design, and see your work in action on real robots that are getting their wheels dirty on construction sites.

We understand this is a hard and research oriented project. To stay grounded in reality, we are our own reference customer. In under 2 years, we've developed a working, patented and profitable grouting robot whose version 4 was optimized by the proof-of-concept of the Fabricator in late 2022.

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Electrical experiments and design

Experiments - e.g. sourcing and testing various motor and driver combinations for our main drive system

Design - e.g. designing PCBs to replace a mess of wires and extend the variability and power of the control electronics; PCBs for protecting the AC power supply from back-emf voltage spikes

Electrical assembly

Soldering PCBs and power cables, crimping cables

Arduino programming

E.g. Writing code for TMC2209 to reduce power usage of our stepper motors and replace force sensors with smart code

Controlling and calibrating the extrusion and cleaning systems

Robotics DevOps & Real World Industry Trials

Understand the whole project and run our ROS2 stack on real HW

Create reproducible testing methodology and evaluate metrics on the HW

Be in charge of the robots on the construction site.

Explore and procure new parts/new materials for robot functionality improvement
Your internship would revolve around real-world industry deployments taking us from a TRL of 7 to 9. You may be remunerated with a combination of salary and share options. The following tracks are available, you would probably be doing a couple of them up to your preference, with examples of what has been done by previous interns (plus most of assembly has been done by interns):

Mechanical experiments and design

Experiments - E.g. designing variations to the grout extruder to allow less waste and better reliability

Design - Most design will be iterative revisions of the version 5 robot and its accompanying peripherals, with supervision from the full-time employees

Mechanical manufacturing, assembly and testing

3D printing - Slicing prints, setting up, maintaining, and repairing printers (Bambu P1, Elegoo Neptune 3, Modix).

Outsourcing manufacturing - Maintaining the Bill of Materials and liaising to manufacture custom parts e.g. mechanical parts (3D-printed, machined, or otherwise), or electrical harnesses with partnering manufacturers.

Power tools - Fabricating parts by hand to quickly iterate to test concepts.

Assembly - E.g. installing in inserts, bolting parts together, bonding via various adhesives.

Testing - Testing the robot’s performance, making minor adjustments to ensure it is running to specification

Robotics DevOps & Real World Industry Trials

Understand the whole project and run our ROS2 stack on the robot.

Create reproducible testing methodology and evaluate metrics on the robot.

Be in charge of robot deployment to the various construction sites, and the surrounding logistics involved.

Explore and procure new parts/new materials for overall robot usage performance improvement.

On-site Deployment - Operating and testing the robot in real world conditions with the aim of improving the reliability and performance of the robot, as well as the overall on-site processes.
Your internship would revolve around real-world industry deployments taking us from a TRL of 7 to 9. You may be remunerated with a combination of salary and share options. The following tracks are available, you would probably be doing a couple of them up to your preference, with examples of what has been done by previous interns (plus most of assembly has been done by interns):

Software Engineering

Design and implement firmware algorithms for embedded systems

Integrate drivers and APIs for effective hardware control

Implement standard communication protocols (CAN, I2C, SPI) for seamless interoperability

Automate tests for hardware assembly

Data collection and analysis

Manually collecting and labelling data

Automating the process of collecting and labelling data

Pre-processing data

Data analysis

Control systems engineering

Iterative adjusting of parameters to optimise performance of motors

Conducting experiments to test control systems

Hardware and Software integration

Develop and execute automated tests for efficient hardware assembly and validation

Debugging

Diagnosing hardware and software issues within various electronic devices

Implementing solutions and features to fix bugs
Core responsibilities:

PCB, electronics design

Working with both hobbyist and industrial microcontrollers, single board computers, motor drivers etc.

Integrating motor systems of different types (DC, BLDC, with encoder feedback…), sensor modules etc.

PCB design

Embedded programming

Possible additional responsibilities:

Testing our robot on construction sites

Managing external PCB production

Harness design

Overseeing a team doing all the above
Your internship would revolve around bringing our robot to market. You may be remunerated with a combination of salary and share options. It is possible to combine this with our technical internships for a more “hybrid” role. This internship requires a reasonable amount of technical understanding/engineering interest.

Assisting with the recruitment process, including posting job openings, reviewing resumes, and conducting initial candidate screenings.

Coordinating and scheduling interviews with job applicants and hiring managers.

Assisting in onboarding new employees, including paperwork and orientation.

Maintaining and updating employee records and databases.

Assisting with HR-related communications, such as preparing HR documents and announcements.

Supporting HR team with various administrative tasks.

Assisting in the development and implementation of HR policies and procedures.

Conducting research on HR trends and best practices.

Scheduling and joining meetings with prospective clients, investors, and partners

Accounting and purchasing

Scouting for new opportunities, writing proposals for them, and pushing fabrica out there

Visiting industry trial sites, giving appropriate feedback to product development team

Speaking to industry players, ground workers, understanding the process of tile grouting to help us shape our solution, especially from an operational point of view

Connecting manufacturers and our product team to build and iterate on our prototype, creating new avenues for manufacturing at scale, manufacturing for reliability

Working with Manufacturers for Design for Manufacturing, reliability, and assembly

Hiring and recruitment

Website and other marketing/public relations management

Any other operational duties
Help us take our grouting robot from a TRL 7 to 9. Gain invaluable experience and shape your internship at Fabrica AI! We're looking for interns with skills in (you don’t have to be proficient in all):

Mechanical manufacturing, assembly and testing

3D printing - Slicing prints, setting up, maintaining, and repairing printers (Bambu P1, Elegoo Neptune 3, Modix).

Power tools - Fabricating parts by hand to quickly iterate to test concepts.

Assembly and Disassembly - E.g. installing inserts, bolting parts together, bonding via various adhesives.

Calibration- Testing the robot’s performance, making adjustments to ensure it is running to specification.

Experiments - Test designs, investigate findings from site, and verify concepts yet to be implemented.

Electrical assembly (only for R&D, our manufacturing is outsourced)

Where necessary, to make modifications e.g. soldering PCBs and/or harnesses, crimping wires.

Troubleshooting, debugging, and repairing electrical faults on the robot.

Robotics DevOps & Real World Industry Trials

Understand the whole project and run our ROS2 stack on the robot.

Create reproducible testing methodology and evaluate metrics on the robot.

Be in charge of robot deployment to the various construction sites, and the surrounding logistics involved.

Explore and procure new parts/new materials for overall robot usage performance improvement.

On-site Deployment - Operating and testing the robot in real world conditions with the aim of improving the reliability and performance of the robot, as well as the overall on-site processes

Manufacturing

Outsourcing & Production Coordination - Maintaining the Bill of Materials and liaising to manufacture custom parts e.g. mechanical parts (3D-printed, machined, or otherwise), or electrical parts (harnesses, PCB).

Sourcing and testing appropriate equipment, component and materials for R&D

Prototype development - Facilitate collaboration between manufacturers and the R&D team to develop and iterate new components, while ensuring quality standards are met and costs are optimized.
Help us take our grouting robot from a TRL 7 to 9. Gain invaluable experience and shape your internship at Fabrica AI! We're looking for interns with skills in (you don’t have to be proficient in all):

Mechanical manufacturing, assembly and testing

3D printing - Slicing prints, setting up, maintaining, and repairing printers (Bambu P1, Elegoo Neptune 3, Modix).

Power tools - Fabricating parts by hand to quickly iterate to test concepts.

Assembly and Disassembly - E.g. installing inserts, bolting parts together, bonding via various adhesives.

Calibration- Testing the robot’s performance, making adjustments to ensure it is running to specification.

Experiments - Test designs, investigate findings from site, and verify concepts yet to be implemented.

Electrical assembly (only for R&D, our manufacturing is outsourced)

Troubleshooting, debugging, and repairing electrical faults on the robot.

Where necessary, to make modifications e.g. soldering PCBs and/or harnesses, crimping wires.

Robotics DevOps & Real World Industry Trials

Understand the whole project and run our ROS2 stack on the robot.

Create reproducible testing methodology and evaluate metrics on the robot.

Be in charge of robot deployment to the various construction sites, and the surrounding logistics involved.

Explore and procure new parts/new materials for overall robot usage performance improvement.

On-site Deployment - Operating and testing the robot in real world conditions with the aim of improving the reliability and performance of the robot, as well as the overall on-site processes.

Open positions in Singapore

Work on ROS2 foxy nodes logic/topics for object detection with the main camera, Floor segmentation, Feedback-loop based navigation correction

Auto calibration of cameras, LIDAR (position, noise, hardware characteristics)

Advanced procedural Gazebo simulations to automatically evaluate the robots performance on suite of metrics

2D box physics based simulations for Reinforcement Learning (RL), setup and run RL experiments

Our ideal candidate

A great candidate would possess the following:

Willing to work without a very well defined job scope and willing to adapt to changes week on week
Strong algorithmic thinking
Ability to think of metrics to measure progress
Understanding of computer science fundamentals, schema design
Eagerness to stick to best practices
Value the direct impact on the product and proximity to clients at a startup and the growth potential of a startup
Growth mindset driven
Motivation to build a great product and codebase using the most recent tech stack for the slowly coming robotics revolution
Deep learning applied to more than ad revenue, end2end reinforcement learning, etc.
Insert other cliche adjectives from other job posts

Our development process is very iterative and dynamic. Thus, there would not be a concrete plan more than 2 weeks ahead and your role/tasks is/are likely to evolve over time. If you like this process, you’d be a good fit for us. You would thus play a significant part in deciding how your work would contribute to our overall goals. There are some exceptions to this such as our Gazebo simulation, which has already been verified.

If you are applying for an internship, we are looking for a minimum duration of either 3-months full-time or, in very exceptional circumstances, 5-months part time. Internships are open all year-round with rolling closes, generally closing a few months in advance. For example, our summer internships for 2023 are filled around March.

Please email your Resume to careers@fabrica.ai with an introduction of yourself, the role(s) you are applying for, and the time period you are applying for if you are interested. Thank you.

*If you are interested in the software positions in our Czech office but are based elsewhere, you may still send in your application.

Grouting robot

We invented an automatic tile grouting robot that boosts productivity by up to 5x and are piloting it on construction sites in Singapore managed by Woh Hup, BHCC, Gin Chia, Soilbuild, Chan Rong Fen, and Dragages. We have completed over 100,000sqft of space to date (late 2024) and have started commercial deployment and international demos. Tile grouting is the process of filling up the gaps between tiles after the tiles have been laid. We invented a patented robot that is able to automatically grout and clean tile gaps with only a press of a button.