Matter is building the world’s first network of autonomous factories. We are moving beyond static, hard-coded automation. We view the factory as a singular, distributed robotic system powered by Physical AI.
We aren't fixing legacy systems; we are building an AI-native manufacturing stack from the ground up to solve America’s supply chain and labor constraints.
The Challenge: Moving AtomsMost AI happens behind a screen. At Matter, your code moves atoms. You will bridge the Sim-to-Real gap in high-throughput environments where latency and safety are non-negotiable.
Technical Frontiers You will Lead• Foundation Models for Physics: Building models that understand material properties and assembly logic.
• Multi-Agent Symphony: Coordinating robots, conveyors, and tools for non-linear assembly.
• Sub-millimeter Precision: Vision-driven state estimation in "messy" real-world environments.
• The Data Flywheel: Turning every "failed" grasp into training data that makes the global network smarter.
• Zero-Touch NPI: Enabling factories to re-program themselves for new products in hours, not months.
What You will Own• The AI Roadmap: Define the boundary between classical control and end-to-end neural networks.
• The Physical AI Stack: Architecting everything from edge-sensing to real-time control.
• Team Building: Recruiting a "Special Forces" team of robotics and systems engineers.
• Production Outcomes: Owning Yield, Throughput, and Uptime.
Who You Are• A "First Principles" Builder: You value shipping production code over publishing research papers.
• Deep Domain Expertise: Proven track record in Robotics, RL, CV, or Autonomous Systems (AVs/UAVs).
• Hardware Intuition: You understand that AI is only as good as the hardware it controls.
• Leadership Grit: You’ve survived the "trough of disillusionment" in hardware-software deployments.
Why Matter?• AI-Native from Day Zero: No legacy baggage. We are designing AI-native hardware and infrastructure from day zero.
• Battle-Tested Team: We’ve built world-class factories for the last decade.
• "Lead Bullets" Philosophy: No silver bullets. We win through relentless, compounding technical victories.
• True Impact: Lowering the cost of goods and re-industrializing America.
Matter San Francisco, California, USA Office
San Francisco, CA, United States
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