Research Engineer, Robotics - Roboticist
Core
Own the real-time control stack for physical robots (arms, hands, humanoids), bridging simulation to hardware for stable, safe operation and enabling daily research experiments.
Role type
Senior IC robotics control engineer (whole-body control, sim-to-real)
Builds
Real-time control stacks, whole-body controllers, hardware fixtures, and runtime tooling for research robots
Domain
Robotics, Control Theory, Humanoid Robotics, Sim-to-Real Transfer
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Real-time torque/joint/impedance control, Whole-body control (QP/MPC), System identification, Rigid-body dynamics, Python, C++, CAD design, Robot learning (RL/Imitation), State estimation
Preferred skills
Humanoid whole-body control, Unitree platform experience, Lyapunov/passivity-based control, Sim-to-real RL deployment, Sensor fusion, ROS 2, Teleoperation
Technologies
PyTorch, Isaac Lab, MuJoCo, SolidWorks, Fusion 360, ROS 2, DDS, Zenoh, Linux
Responsibilities
Tune real-time controllers on physical robots, Design and build hardware (end-effectors, rigs), Lead robot setup and calibration, Diagnose stability and latency issues, Build runtime tooling for data collection and teleoperation, Contribute to open-source releases
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
