Applied AI Engineer, Startups (Physical AI)

Job summary

Responsibilities

As an Applied AI Engineer on the Startups team at Anthropic, you will be a trusted technical advisor to the top AI-native startups building in the physical world, across robotics, semiconductors, aerospace, manufacturing, and civil infrastructure, as they grow from early product to scale.

• Serve as a deep technical advisor to high-potential startups building in the physical world, whether Claude sits inside the product they sell or inside the way they design, test…
• Work hands-on with startup software and hardware teams through pair programming and architecture reviews that accelerate their development, and understand their engineering…
• Develop prototypes and technical documentation, including evaluation suites, benchmarks grounded in real engineering tasks, AI engineering techniques, and architecture diagrams…
• Create reference implementations and sample code that many companies can adopt without starting from scratch, for example integrating Claude with CAD, simulation, design tools…
• Collaborate closely with Applied AI Architects to maintain context and continuity across customer engagements

What they're looking for

• Deep engineering experience in a physical discipline such as mechanical, electrical, aerospace, robotics, semiconductor, manufacturing, or civil engineering, gained by designing…
• 4+ years of technical experience as a software engineer, ML or research engineer, robotics or controls engineer, hardware or systems engineer, or technical founder, with either…
• Experience with startups or high-growth companies and a love of working with founders and small teams that move quickly
• Strong technical communication skills, with the ability to translate complex AI concepts into architectural decisions and actionable implementation plans for both software and…
• A collaborative approach to working across teams, the range of a generalist who can context-switch from robots to chips to rockets to factories and get up to speed on a new…