Figure

Staff Reinforcement Learning Engineer - Whole Body Control

Figure$150K — $250K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Strong background in dynamics and control of legged robots
  • Experience with reinforcement learning algorithms (PPO, SAC, etc.)
  • Skilled in tuning hyperparameters and cost functions for RL algorithms
  • Familiarity with RL techniques like domain randomization and curriculum learning
  • Proven capability in leading controls projects and mentoring juniors

Responsibilities

  • Develop, train, and deploy reinforcement learning algorithms for robot control
  • Determine key observations and actions to optimize performance
  • Identify and bridge significant sim-to-real gaps
  • Define and assess performance metrics for policies
  • Enhance control stack robustness

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge robotics technology
  • Mentoring and leadership opportunities
  • Collaborative work environment with talented professionals
Full Job Description
We are looking for a Staff Reinforcement Learning Engineer to develop, train, deploy, and evaluate advanced reinforcement learning algorithms for whole body control of our humanoid robot.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop, train, and deploy reinforcement learning algorithms for whole body control
  • Determine the observations, actions, and model types that unlock maximum performance
  • Identify and close the most important sim-to-real gaps
  • Define, test, and evaluate performance metrics for learned policies
  • Harden the control stack to ensure rock solid robustness

Requirements:
  • Strong background in dynamics and control, ideally of legged robots
  • Experience with reinforcement learning algorithms for robotics: PPO, SAC, etc
  • Experience tuning hyperparameters and cost functions for these RL algorithms
  • Familiarity with common RL techniques such as: domain randomization, curriculum learning, reward shaping, etc.
  • Capable of leading complex controls projects and mentoring junior engineers

Bonus Qualifications:
  • Experience with behavior cloning techniques (e.g. distillation)

The US base salary range for this full-time position is between $150,000 and $250,000 annually.

The pay offered for this position may vary based on several individual factors, including job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package may also include additional components/benefits depending on the specific role. This information will be shared if an employment offer is extended.

About Figure

Figure is a financial technology company that provides home equity loans and other financial services. The company was founded in 2018 by Mike Cagney, a former CEO of the online lending platform, SoFi. Figure's platform uses blockchain technology to streamline the loan application process and reduce costs. The company has raised over $225 million in funding and has partnerships with several major financial institutions, including Jefferies and WSFS Bank. Figure was named one of the 50 most innovative fintech companies in the world by Forbes in 2019.
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