Intermediate Research & Development Engineer

Intermediate Research & Development Engineer

Company Name : Sanctuary Cognitive Systems Corporation

Business Address : 400 425 W 6th Ave, Vancouver BC V5Y 1L3

Work Location : Vancouver, BC

Work Type : Full-Time, Permanent

Salary Range : CAD $130,000 $160,000

Benefits : Equity stakes, health coverage, paid time off

Language of Work : English

Contact Information : hr@sanctuary.ai

Your New Role & Team

As a Research and Development Engineer, you play a leading role in advancing our next-generation humanoid robotics systems. Reporting to our Principal Research Scientist, you are responsible for developing high-performance technologies that integrate mechanical, electrical, and fluidic systems under demanding physical constraints.

You contribute across the full R&D lifecycle, from early-stage design and simulation through prototyping, validation, and integration into complex robotic platforms. Your work enables lifelike motion through compact actuator systems and precision mechanisms, requiring deep technical fluency and systems-level thinking.

You collaborate closely with cross-functional teams in AI, embedded systems, and controls to solve engineering challenges that have no off-the-shelf solutions. You also serve as a technical mentor within the team, and play a key role in setting standards for quality, documentation, and repeatability as we scale.

Our Success Criteria

• Bring hands-on experience developing advanced electro-mechanical systems with tightly integrated mechanical, electrical, and fluidic components
• Take ownership of complex system development from concept and simulation through validation and integration
• Demonstrate technical leadership in designing actuation solutions under extreme packaging, thermal, and performance constraints
• Expand your impact by mentoring junior engineers and contributing to cross-functional development initiatives
• Apply simulation, modeling, and analytical tools to inform design and optimize system performance
• Create clear, production-ready documentation such as CAD drawings, test protocols, and assembly instructions for your designs

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Working at Sanctuary AI

Sanctuary AI is an equal opportunity employer; employment with Sanctuary AI is governed based on skills, competence, and qualifications and will not be influenced in any way by race, color, religion, gender, national origin / ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status. In 2023, Sanctuary AI moved into a state-of-the-art office facility and has been recognized by as a Top Startup company.

Compensation and Benefits

Sanctuary offers a market-leading compensation package that includes competitive salaries, equity stakes, and a full suite of benefits for permanent employees, encompassing health coverage, paid time off, cutting-edge work facilities, and worksite flexibility by role. Our commitment to fairness ensures that our total compensation consistently surpasses market standards.

About Sanctuary AI

Founded in 2018, Sanctuary builds humanoid robots and a novel control system for them that integrates symbolic logic and reasoning with data-driven robot foundation models. We use our robots to collect vision, audio, touch, and proprioception data from the perspective of the robot while they perform real-world work tasks. We use that data to train multimodal robot foundation models. Because our systems are vertically integrated, we can design, deploy, and refine at scale. Our mission is to create the world's first human-like intelligence in general-purpose robots.

Recruiting and Employment Agency Notice :

Recruitment and hiring is conducted internally by Sanctuary AI. We are not seeking or soliciting any new agency partnerships or agreements at this time . Any employment agency or professional recruiter (Agency) that provides an unsolicited resume(s) or otherwise presents a prospective job candidate through the Sanctuary AI career site or directly to any Sanctuary AI employee, irrevocably grants to Sanctuary AI the unrestricted right to engage, hire, or contract with that candidate at Sanctuary AI's sole discretion without any compensation to the Agency. We appreciate your interest in working together, and should the need arise our Talent Acquisition team will contact any external firms directly.

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