Skild AI · 2 weeks ago
Research Engineer
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$100K/yr - $300K/yrSkild AI is building the world's first general purpose robotic intelligence that adapts to unseen scenarios. They are hiring Research Engineers to develop scalable robotic systems and implement state-of-the-art machine learning and robot systems, focusing on turning research into practical solutions.
Computer Software
Responsibilities
Develop and implement new algorithms for training and optimizing general-purpose robot foundation models
Design and engineer systems to scale research from prototypes to fully deployable solutions, working with large-scale systems and datasets
Conduct cutting edge research across multiple disciplines (Perception, Robotics, RL/ IL, Machine Learning, etc.)
Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, contributing to the integration of research insights into practical robotics applications
Optimize machine learning models for real-world robotic systems
Qualification
Required
Strong technical background
Experience in turning research into practical solutions
Drive to build impactful applications
Develop and implement new algorithms for training and optimizing general-purpose robot foundation models
Design and engineer systems to scale research from prototypes to fully deployable solutions, working with large-scale systems and datasets
Conduct cutting edge research across multiple disciplines (Perception, Robotics, RL/ IL, Machine Learning, etc.)
Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, contributing to the integration of research insights into practical robotics applications
Optimize machine learning models for real-world robotic systems
Preferred
BS, MS or PhD degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
Proficiency in Python and at least one deep learning library such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, etc
Strong track record of publishing papers and/or deploying real-world applications
Deep technical knowledge, and research experience in deep learning, reinforcement and/or imitation learning, robotics, or computer vision
Experience working with robot systems and large-scale model training
Company
Skild AI
Building general purpose robotic intelligence.
Founded in 2023
11-50 employees
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