Drimva

Skild AI

Robotics Engineer, Manipulation

$100K–$300K

San Mateo, CA +3 · Full-time · Posted Sep 23, 2024

Location
San Mateo, CA
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Education
BS, MS or higher degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

About the job

Develop and deploy software and learning-based algorithms for robotic manipulation systems on real robot hardware.

What you'll do

  • Design algorithms, models, and hardware/software systems for manipulation tasks.
  • Write controllers and perception stacks, and maintain production-level C++ and Python code.
  • Collaborate with machine learning engineers to deploy models and improve robotic software performance, reliability, and scalability.

What they ask for

  • Experience designing robotic manipulation systems and deploying software on real robots.
  • Experience writing controllers and knowledge of robotics, such as kinematics, dynamics, control, motion planning, or SLAM.
  • Proficiency in Python and at least one deep learning library, such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX.
  • Systems-level understanding of robotic software modules and interfaces, such as ROS/ROS2 and simulators.

Nice to have

  • Publications at top-tier ML, robotics, or CV conferences.
  • Experience designing custom robot hardware solutions or with robot learning techniques.

Pay

$100,000 — $300,000 USD base salary

Tools

C++, Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, ROS/ROS2

AI focus

Deploy state-of-the-art learning-based algorithms and models for robotic manipulation on real robots, collaborating with the ML team.

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