Senior Roboticist- Stretch Manipulation
Core
Develop hands-on manipulation stack (grasping, motion generation, next box selection) for Stretch, Boston Dynamics' mobile manipulation robot for warehouse applications.
Role type
Senior IC roboticist (manipulation)
Builds
Shippable manipulation features for the Stretch robot fleet
Domain
Robotics + Logistics/Warehousing
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Classical manipulation (planning, control, grasping), Robot learning (imitation learning, RL, VLAs), C++, Python, Linux, Simulation, On-robot experimentation, Physical intuition
Preferred skills
Publications in top-tier robotics/AI conferences, Robotics competitions
Technologies
C++, Python, Linux, Simulation environments
Responsibilities
Develop and evaluate classical and learned robot capabilities, Rapidly iterate from concepts to on-robot tests, Engage with customer-facing teams to solve real-world warehouse challenges
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
