CareerPlan

AI Engineer - RL Manipulation, RIVR

Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandFull-time2026-11-03 → 2026-11-10

Core

Research, design, and deploy reinforcement learning solutions to enable robots to manipulate objects in the physical world.

Role type

Senior Applied Scientist (Robotic Manipulation / Reinforcement Learning)

Builds

Intelligent robotic manipulation systems that generalize from simulation to real hardware

Domain

Robotics, Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Reinforcement Learning, Deep Learning, Robotics Manipulation, Sim-to-Real Transfer, Python, C++, Neural Network Architectures, Policy Optimization, Dynamics, Grasp Synthesis

Preferred skills

PhD in Robotics/ML, Top-tier Conference Publications, Tactile Sensing, Multi-fingered Hands, Bimanual Manipulation

Technologies

PyTorch, TensorFlow

Responsibilities

Research and develop RL methods for robotic manipulation; Design and evaluate ML models for varied manipulation tasks; Build production code integrating prototypes into robotics systems; Collaborate on simulation requirements and hardware validation; Contribute to scientific roadmap and mentor team members