Roboticist, Robot Foundation Model
Core
Building foundation models for general-purpose robots (mobile manipulators, dual-arm platforms, humanoids) to perceive, reason, move, and manipulate the physical world.
Role type
Senior IC roboticist (robot foundation model)
Builds
Offline 3D reconstruction systems and high-quality 3D world geometry from vehicle sensor data
Domain
Robotics + Machine Learning
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Robot manipulation, C++, Python, Robotics fundamentals, Machine Learning fundamentals, Experiment design, Data quality assessment, Model evaluation
Preferred skills
Publications in top-tier conferences (ICRA, CoRL, IROS), PhD
Technologies
C++, Python, Vehicle sensor suites, Localization, Mapping, State estimation, Sensor fusion
Responsibilities
Debugging across hardware, software, and ML systems; Translating research into robust systems; Designing experiments and evaluating models; Developing offline 3D reconstruction capabilities from heterogeneous vehicle platforms
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
