Description
About Origin
Origin (previously 10xConstruction) is building general-purpose autonomous robots for US construction to tackle rising costs, safety risks, and labour shortages. Our modular, multi-trade platform combines purpose-built hardware with real-time site intelligence to navigate complex environments and execute tasks with precision. Trained in high-fidelity simulation and already deployed on live sites, our robots deliver 5x faster execution, 250%+ margin expansion, and significant cost savings. Join India's most talent-dense robotics team consisting of individuals from IITs, Stanford, UCLA, etc.

About the Role
You will own the quality and performance of every tool the robot operates: spray guns, sanders, and future finishing tools used in indoor construction. This means running rigorous experiments to find the right operating parameters, characterising defects, building mitigation strategies, and producing the structured datasets the AI team needs to close the loop on autonomous tool use. You will lead a cross-disciplinary team spanning manipulation, perception,



AI, and mechanical engineering, and you will build the physical testing infrastructure (sample panels, mock environments, instrumented rigs) that makes all of this possible.

Key Responsibilities
- Design and execute structured, multi-parameter experiments (Design of Experiments methodology) to identify optimal tool parameters (pressures, speeds, distances, feed rates, material combinations) for each finishing application. Isolate variables correctly, document methodology and controls, and report results with statistical significance.
- Characterise defect modes (runs, sags, orange peel, uneven sanding, missed coverage) across applications; develop and validate mitigation strategies with measurable pass/fail criteria. Understand when results show real causal relationships versus spurious correlations
- Own the vision-based data collection pipeline end-to-end: select cameras, lenses, and l

📌 Lead Scientist (Bengaluru)
🏢 Origin
📍 Bengaluru