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Research Engineer - Robotic Hardware, Simulation and Data

Sunnyvale💼 Full-time🗓 2025-08-19 → 2026-09-25

Core

Design mechatronic systems for robotic hardware, construct large-scale simulation environments for reinforcement learning, and process human motion data to enable next-generation physical AI and autonomous systems.

Role type

Research Engineer (Robotic Hardware, Simulation, and Data)

Builds

Robotic simulation environments, data collection hardware setups, and mechatronic systems for autonomous vehicles and humanoid robots.

Domain

Robotics, Autonomous Driving, Computer Vision, Reinforcement Learning

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | research

Required skills

Python, PyTorch, Computer Vision, Robotics Systems, Distributed Machine Learning, Human Data Processing, Pose Estimation, SLAM, Deformable Object Simulation

Preferred skills

Humanoid robotics, General robotics, Self-driving application experience, MSc/PhD in ML/CV with autonomy focus

Technologies

Python, PyTorch, SLAM, RL frameworks

Responsibilities

Support robotic and data collection hardware setup and design mechatronic systems; Construct large-scale robotic simulation environments for RL training; Process human data for robotic use cases; Collaborate on research publications; Work with engineering teams to deploy end-to-end algorithms.

Seniority

Individual Contributor (Open to all years of experience, potential Tech Lead/Manager capacity)

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