Applied Scientist (Robotics and AI Institute LLC):

Robotics and AI Institute • Cambridge, MA

7d • $128,000 - $238,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Conduct complex research on and develop cutting-edge robotics technologies and robots used in the areas of cognitive AI, athletic AI, organic hardware design, and robot ethics.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related field followed by 2 years of post-baccalaureate experience in a robotics engineering-related occupation.
• 2 years of experience designing and developing robot software applications in production environments using C++ or Python and using frameworks, including Robot Operating System (ROS) or equivalent.
• 2 years of experience working with robot systems that utilize machine learning (i.e., imitation learning and reinforcement learning) for autonomous manipulation.
• 2 years of experience designing and conducting robot experiments in both hardware and in simulation, including building the hardware and simulation environments.
• 2 years of experience developing fault-tolerant behaviors for mobile manipulation robots with abstractions, including finite-state machines or behavior trees.
• 2 years of experience integrating hardware and software systems and working with and debugging systems, including motion planning, low-level motor control, perception, state estimation, and navigation.
• 2 years of experience designing and conducting tests with hardware in the loop, using visualization and debugging tools to conduct failure analysis on robot logs, and creating concise fixes to the system based on findings.
• 1 year of experience using robot platforms capable of mobile manipulation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement new algorithms used to enhance state-of-the-art designs in robot controls.
• Leverage and apply complex robotics technologies and methods to conduct research and develop robots.
• Provide critical solutions to develop machines that contribute to human safety, care for the disabled and elderly, and enhance industrial productivity.
• Bring new hardware, algorithms, and ideas to RAI through collaboration with research institutions.
• Create solutions that meet the computing, electrical, and mechanical needs of novel hardware in collaboration with the robotics hardware team.
• Guide design reviews for the Robotics team, leveraging knowledge of complex robotics designs.
• Promote quality and reliability through regular robotics code reviews.
• Develop long-horizon behaviors for robot manipulation tasks using a combination of model-based and machine learning techniques.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior