Careers at Nidus

Nidus builds adaptive, decision-making robotic systems that operate the high-precision machines that have powered factories for decades — starting with the defense industrial base, the largest buyer of US-made parts. Our goal is to reduce costs so the US can compete with China.

Why Join Now

• Early. You’ll have enormous ownership and shape how we build.
• Hard. Autonomous manipulation in real manufacturing environments is an unsolved problem.
• Important. The defense industrial base needs modern manufacturing — and we’re building it. The next war will be won by logistics and this is the Knutson moment of the 21st century.
• In-person. We work together in person. Great team, fast iteration, team lunch.

Who Thrives at Nidus

• You’ve built systems that work outside the lab.
• You care about physical-world performance, not just benchmarks.
• You move quickly and prefer shipping over theorizing.
• You want to work in-person with a small and senior technical staff. We think less is more these days.

Open Roles

• → ML Researcher
• → Robotics Engineer
• → Hardware Engineer
• → ML Backend Engineer

Our Hiring Process

1. Intro call with Justin or Charu (~30 min)
2. Technical conversation with a tech lead
3. In-person visit to NYC paid for by Nidus

We move quickly for the right people.

Apply

Send us a short note — tell us who you are, which role interests you, and what you’ve built that you’re proud of. No cover letter required. A GitHub, personal site, or portfolio is welcome but not mandatory.

📬 Email us at [email protected]