Principal AI Research Engineer - RL

Reflex Robotics

$120K — $180K *
Nye, MT 59061In-Person
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in reinforcement learning (RL) with a focus on on-policy methods.
  • Proven ability to re-implement core RL algorithms (SAC, DDPG) from scratch.
  • Expertise in debugging unstable gradients and tuning hyperparameters for RL models.
  • Significant contributions to sample-efficient RL algorithms like DreamerV3 and MuZero.
  • Experience deploying on-policy RL algorithms in real-world robotics applications.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement robust on-policy RL algorithms for robotic systems.
  • Tune and optimize algorithms for performance in real-world environments.
  • Collaborate with a small team to iterate on hardware and software integration.
  • Drive the robotics project from conception to deployment, ensuring high success rates.
  • Explore innovative approaches to enhance robot decision-making capabilities.

Benefits

  • High ownership and significant equity opportunities in a growing startup.
  • Chance to shape the product and contribute to the company's foundational success.
  • Work with advanced robotics hardware and technology in a hands-on environment.
  • Engagement with a small, dedicated team fostering close collaboration and innovation.
  • Opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the field of robotics.
Full Job Description
We9re looking for stellar on-policy RL engineers to work on creating robust robot policies. We9re still a small team-which means high ownership, high equity, and the chance to shape the product from the ground up. VLAs and other great 2base policies2 for robotics achieve ~80% success rates, but in real robot deployments, it9s essential to achieve 99.99% success rates. We can9t ask our customers to tolerate our robots packing three socks into a bin instead of four, or swapping shipping labels between two packages-not even once! You should apply for this role if: - You9ve re-implemented core RL algorithms (SAC, DDPG) from scratch and can debug unstable gradients / tune hyperparameters correctly - You9ve made meaningful intellectual contributions to sample-efficient RL algorithms (e.g., DreamerV3 and MuZero) - You9ve shipped on-policy RL on hardware that learns in the real-world (e.g., for quadruped walking or drone racing) You9d be joining a company that already has a solid core business-with working hardware, delighted customers, and profitable unit economics. Reflex is de-risked enough to see the hazy outlines of success, but still small enough that there9s enormous upside up for grabs. This is a rare opportunity to help build a flagship robotics company from the ground up-and to do work that will truly matter, reshaping what people believe is possible in robotics. We love to see the things you9ve worked on. Have a portfolio or insane project you9ve worked on? Share it. We9re looking for people who push past the status quo, are passionate at work and in their own time-we9re looking for people who want to win.

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