Senior Manager, Applied Science- Manipulation & Autonomy , Fauna
Core
Lead research and development of manipulation and autonomy systems for robots operating in complex, real-world environments, defining technical direction from algorithm design to production deployment.
Role type
Senior Manager, Applied Science (Manipulation & Autonomy)
Builds
Next-generation manipulation and autonomy systems for robots
Domain
Robotics, Machine Learning, Control Systems
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
PhD or Master's with 6+ years applied research, 5+ years industry/academic research, Java/C++/Python, publication record at major Robotics/ML/AI conferences, simulation environments for robot learning (Isaac Gym/Lab, MuJoCo), sim-to-real transfer, leading technical projects, mentoring junior scientists/engineers
Preferred skills
Technical collaboration across hardware/software/program management, PyTorch or JAX, first-author publications, large-scale distributed training for RL, bridging research with practical engineering implementation
Technologies
Isaac Gym, Lab, MuJoCo, PyTorch, JAX, Java, C++, Python
Responsibilities
Lead research and development of manipulation and autonomy systems, design and implement algorithms for autonomy and dynamic environments, work with perception/motor control/hardware teams to build integrated pipelines, define evaluation methodologies and simulation-to-real workflows, mentor researchers and engineers, lead technical projects from conception to production deployment
Seniority
Senior Manager, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities