CareerPlan

AI Research Engineer - Robotics

Barcelona; LondonFull-time2026-11-07 → 2026-11-10

Core

Design, train, and deploy reinforcement learning-based controllers for robots operating in complex, unstructured, and dynamic real-world environments, enabling perception and adaptive control under hardware constraints.

Role type

Senior IC AI Research Engineer (Robotics)

Builds

RL-based controllers and perception systems for autonomous robots

Domain

Defence AI / Robotics / Reinforcement Learning

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Reinforcement learning (PPO, SAC, TD3, model-based, hierarchical), robot dynamics and kinematics, classical control theory (PID, MPC), physics-based simulators (MuJoCo, Isaac Gym, PyBullet, Gazebo), Python/C++/Rust software engineering, sim-to-real transfer, domain randomisation, curriculum learning

Preferred skills

PhD in Robotics/RL/Control, publications in top-tier venues (CoRL, ICRA, NeurIPS), vision-based perception (depth estimation, visual odometry), low-level motor control interfaces, real-time embedded systems, online adaptation and meta-learning, sensor fusion (IMU, proprioception, exteroception, vision)