Founding Research Engineer – 3D Geometry & Machine Learning

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fitx shoesAnn Arbor (MI)

Computer and Information Research Scientists Footwear Manufacturing

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$77,800 per year

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Founding Research Engineer – 3D Geometry & Machine Learning Founding Research Engineer – 3D Geometry & Machine Learning Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. FitX is rebuilding, with AI, the foundation for how footwear is created, made, and experienced. We’re not here to compete with the big brands — we’re here to reinvent the system they’re built on. Where You Come In With our seed round closing in September, we offer acompetitive package with meaningful founding-level equity— plus the opportunity to define the core systems of a company set to reshape an industry. The infrastructure you build here will set the benchmark others follow for years to come. We’ve previously scaled companies from napkin sketch to market leadership, backed by investors like Kleiner Perkins and Warburg Pincus. Now we’re applying that same playbook to a harder, deeper problem.

The Role: Lead the creation of a 3D geometry + machine learning engine thattransforms raw, chaotic geometry into flawless, manufacturable reality — a problem no one else has solved at scale. The systems you build will become the invisible engine driving breakthroughs across FitX — shaping what’s possible far beyond geometry itself. This is your territory: you find creative ways to build, push the boundaries of what’s possible, and carve the path from first principles. Your first challenge: Rapidly deliver an ML-augmented pipeline that turns raw, noisy, incomplete consumer scans into watertight, manufacturing-ready geometry - high throughput, fully automated, and CAD/CAM ready.

What You Bring: Deep expertise in 3D geometry and ML for shape processing — whether in medical imaging, robotics, AR/VR, or related domains Proven ability to work from raw, imperfect 3D data toward manufacturable outputs Familiarity with techniques such as point-cloud registration, geometric deep learning, topology repair, and surface reconstruction Rapid learning and comfort applying research ideas to uncharted, real-world problems A founder’s mindset: proactive, self-directed, and motivated to build what’s never been built before Seniority level Seniority level Entry level Employment type Employment type Full-time Job function Job function Engineering and Information Technology Industries Software Development Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at FitX Shoes by 2x Get notified about new Research Engineer jobs in Ann Arbor, MI. Ann Arbor, MI $77,800.00-$132,300.00 2 weeks ago Ann Arbor, MI $65,200.00-$110,800.00 2 weeks ago Ann Arbor, MI $91,200.00-$155,000.00 2 weeks ago Ann Arbor, MI $110,900.00-$188,500.00 2 weeks ago Ann Arbor, MI $70,000.00-$120,000.00 5 months ago Embedded Software Integration Engineer (C/C++)Vehicle Simulation Associate Software Engineer Software Engineer, Applications & Customer Solutions Ann Arbor, MI $88,200.00-$163,800.00 5 days ago Ann Arbor, MI $107,000.00-$130,000.00 2 weeks ago Senior Full Stack Software Engineer (Hybrid) (E)Ann Arbor, MI $110,900.00-$188,500.00 5 days ago Algorithm Engineer (Deep Learning/C++)(E)Ann Arbor, MI $77,800.00-$132,300.00 2 weeks ago Algorithm Engineer (Deep Learning/C++)(E)We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.

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