Robotics Engineer, Manipulation

Skild AI

$100K — $300K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS, MS or higher in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering, or related field.
  • Experience designing and deploying robotic manipulation systems.
  • Proficient in writing controllers and understanding robotics principles (kinematics, dynamics, etc.).
  • Proficiency in Python and familiarity with deep learning libraries (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow).
  • Knowledge of robotic software ecosystems (ROS/ROS2) and simulation environments.
  • Publication record at top-tier machine learning or robotics conferences.

Responsibilities

  • Design algorithms and models for robotic manipulation tasks.
  • Create hardware and software systems for robotic applications.
  • Develop controllers and perception stacks for real robots.
  • Maintain production-level C++ and Python code for robotic platforms.
  • Collaborate with machine learning engineers to implement models on robots.
  • Optimize robotic software for better performance and reliability.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with state-of-the-art technology.
  • Collaboration with leading researchers and machine learning experts.
  • Engagement in cutting-edge robotics and AI research.
  • Potential for professional growth and development in a fast-paced environment.
Full Job Description
Position Overview

We are seeking a versatile Robotics Engineer to develop and implement software solutions for our manipulation systems. The ideal candidate will have experience in controls, perception, and planning. You will be working on deploying state-of-the-art learning-based algorithms on real robot setups, focused on daily manipulation tasks. This role will require close collaboration with researchers and the ML team. The ideal candidate should be comfortable with building high-quality software for robotic manipulation and deploying it on robot hardware.
Responsibilities
  • Help design algorithms, models, and techniques for various robotic manipulation tasks.
  • Design hardware and software systems for various robotic manipulation tasks.
  • Write controllers and perception stacks for real-world robotic deployment.
  • Write and maintain production-level C++ and Python code for our robotic manipulation platforms.
  • Collaborate with machine learning engineers to deploy state-of-the-art models on our robots.
  • Continuously improve and optimize robotic software for performance, reliability, and scalability.
Preferred Qualifications
  • BS, MS or higher degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Experience in designing robotic manipulation systems and deploying software on real robots.
  • Experience with writing controllers and knowledge of robotics (e.g., kinematics, dynamics, control, motion planning, SLAM).
  • Proficiency in Python and at least one deep learning library such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, etc.
  • Systems-level understanding of the various software modules and their interfaces in a robotic application (ROS/ROS2, simulators, etc.).
  • Publications at top-tier ML, robotics or CV conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CoRL, RSS, ICRA, CVPR, ECCV, ICCV).
  • Experience with designing custom robot hardware solutions.
  • Proficiency with various robot learning techniques (RL, imitation learning, etc.).
  • Experience working with modern computer vision algorithms, sensors (LiDAR, camera, radar, etc.), 3D (meshes, point clouds, etc.), segmentation, tracking, object detection.


Base Salary Range

$100,000-$300,000 USD

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