CareerPlan

Robot Learning Engineer | Humanoid

LondonFull-time2026-10-20 → 2026-11-10
On-siteVisa sponsorship offered

Core

Post-train manipulation policies using behavior cloning and reinforcement learning, managing the full loop from data collection to deployment on real humanoid robots.

Role type

Senior/Staff Individual Contributor Robot Learning Engineer

Builds

Manipulation policies for HMND-01 humanoid robots

Domain

Robotics, Reinforcement Learning, Deep Learning

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Behavior cloning, Reinforcement learning, Low-level robot control, Neural network post-training, Deep learning infrastructure (PyTorch/JAX), Data preprocessing, Simulation-to-real transfer, Software engineering

Preferred skills

VLA models (OpenVLA, Physical Intelligence), RL for robotics, PhD/Postdoc from top robotics/ML program

Technologies

PyTorch, JAX, OpenVLA, Physical Intelligence (π)

Responsibilities

Post-train manipulation policies with behavior cloning and RL; Set up RL training on digital twins and iterate reward design; Drive data collection strategy and define data quality standards; Design data preprocessing strategies; Expand observation and action spaces; Collaborate with controls teams on motion smoothness; Feed hardware limit insights into design cycles.

Seniority

Senior/Staff, hands-on IC