Overview In this role, you will develop advanced motor control strategies for robots using AI methods. You will collaborate with a cross-functional team to integrate controllers with hardware, validating them through simulation and real-world testing. You'll stay at the cutting edge of robotics and AI, leading projects from concept to deployment while mentoring junior engineers. This position offers the chance to impact how robots move, interact, and operate safely in everyday environments.
Compensation / Benefits- health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- paid time off
- RSUs
- sign-on payments
- parental leave
Responsibilities- Develop controllers using reinforcement learning, imitation learning, and other AI techniques for robust motor behaviors
- Collaborate with hardware teams to ensure motor control aligns with actuator dynamics and energy efficiency
- Use simulation and real-world testing to refine and validate control algorithms
- Stay current with robotics, AI, and control systems advances to apply them to motion challenges
- Lead technical projects from conception through production deployment
- Mentor junior scientists and engineers
- Bridge research initiatives with practical engineering implementation
Key requirements- 3+ years building models for business applications
- Master in CS, CE, ML or related field (or PhD)
- Experience with patents or publications at top-tier conferences/journals
- Proficiency in Java, C++, Python or related languages
- Experience in algorithms and data structures, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, or high-performance computing
- team collaboration
- mentoring
- strong communication
- reinforcement learning
- imitation learning
- robotic motor control
