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Machine Learning Research Engineer/Scientist

Redwood City, CA💼 Full-time🗓 2026-04-13 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design and develop state-of-the-art robot learning algorithms for dexterous manipulation and controls in unstructured home environments.

Role type

Machine Learning Research Engineer (Robotics)

Builds

Consumer personal robots with embodied AI capabilities

Domain

Robotics, Embodied AI, Home Automation

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, Deep Learning frameworks (PyTorch), Robot learning algorithms, Data curation, Model training and evaluation, On-robot deployment, Tooling for visualization and debugging

Preferred skills

Classical robotics fundamentals (controls, planning, state estimation), Edge device optimization, Large-scale model training pipelines (LLM/VLM/VLA)

Technologies

PyTorch, Python

Responsibilities

Design and develop robot learning algorithms for manipulation and controls; Leverage large-scale in-the-wild data to develop generalizable behaviors; Own the end-to-end loop from task definition to on-robot deployment; Collaborate with full-stack robotics teams; Write production-quality code for research and deployment

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

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