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Manipulation Capabilities Engineer

UK, London💼 Full-time🗓 2026-04-17 → 2026-09-25

Core

Develop and deploy manipulation policies for humanoid robots using deep learning and reinforcement learning to enable real-world interaction.

Role type

Senior IC manipulation capabilities engineer (robotics & deep learning)

Builds

HMND-01 Alpha humanoid robot manipulation capabilities

Domain

Robotics, Deep Learning, AI

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

robot hardware experience, low-level control stack, neural network post-training, data preprocessing, RL training, PyTorch or JAX, distributed training, software engineering practices

Preferred skills

VLA model training (autoregressive, diffusion, flow-matching), OpenVLA, Physical Intelligence (π) models, RL in robotics, top-tier conference publications

Technologies

PyTorch, JAX, OpenVLA, Physical Intelligence (π)

Responsibilities

Post-train manipulation policies via behavior cloning and RL; develop data preprocessing strategies; collaborate with simulation teams on digital twin RL training; drive data collection activities for specific capabilities; expand observation and action spaces; partner with teleoperations to improve motion smoothness; interface with hardware design team

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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