Manager, Applied Science- Manipulation & Autonomy , Fauna
Core
Lead research and development of manipulation and autonomy systems for robots operating in complex, real-world environments.
Role type
Senior IC applied scientist (robotics manipulation & autonomy)
Builds
Next-generation manipulation and autonomy systems for robots
Domain
Robotics, Machine Learning, Control Systems
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Algorithm design, simulation-to-real transfer, robotics planning and control, technical project leadership, mentoring researchers, system integration, research community engagement
Preferred skills
Large-scale distributed training for RL, bridging academic research with production robotics, cross-functional collaboration, first-author publications at major conferences
Technologies
Java, C++, PyTorch, JAX, Isaac Gym/Lab, MuJoCo
Responsibilities
Define technical direction for manipulation and autonomy stack, design and implement algorithms for dynamic environments, work with perception and hardware teams, define evaluation methodologies and benchmarks, mentor junior scientists and engineers, lead technical projects from conception to production deployment
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
