Berkshire Grey · 2 months ago
Principal Robotics Engineer, Machine Learning
Bedford, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$162K/yr - $200K/yr
6+ years expBerkshire Grey is a leader in the field of AI and robotics, providing innovative solutions for e-commerce, retail replenishment, and logistics. The Principal Robotics Engineer will develop new approaches to solving manipulation problems for robotics systems, enhancing their capabilities and exploring new solutions. This role offers a unique opportunity to work at the cutting edge of robotics applied to real-world challenges.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Industrial AutomationRoboticsSoftware
Responsibilities
Develop robotic learning solution prototypes to improve our robots’ ability to solve increasingly complex tasks at unprecedented speeds
Quickly prototype solutions, creating demos for stakeholders and visitors
Serve as subject matter for transitioning prototypes to product teams
Identify high impact areas for improvements of our robotic systems to solve real problems
Utilize and extend simulation software environments to develop and test manipulation behaviors
Stay abreast of the latest advancements in robotics and related fields, evaluating applicability to our challenges
Collaborate with external research partners to find solutions for BG’s problem space
Assist with mentorship of more junior engineers or interns
Communicate technical priorities and status
Qualification
Required
Master's degree in Robotics, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Computer Science or a closely related field
6+ years of experience in software development with a focus on robotics manipulation or related areas
Strong development expertise in Python and C++
Experience with major deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch
Experience with data science tools & libraries like numpy, pandas, scipy, matplotlib, scikit-learn
Experience in working with ROS or ROS2
Demonstrated experience training and adapting of existing machine learning architectures for robot learning, to solve tasks in domains such as manipulation, locomotion, or navigation
Demonstrated ability to: Develop on and troubleshoot real robotic systems
Determine and communicate justification of technical priorities
Rapidly prototype and iterate on solutions to challenging problems
Work independently on a variety of projects while maintaining focus
Work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
Mentor junior engineers
Strong verbal and written communication skills, capable of explaining complex ideas clearly and concisely to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Provide technical leadership on key projects
Preferred
PhD in Robotics, Machine Learning, Computer Science or a closely related field
Demonstrated technical proficiency in robot manipulation learning, such as reinforcement learning or imitation learning
Experience with: Applying machine learning to hardware interacting with the real world
Real and simulated data capture
Sim-to-real for robotic manipulation
Real-time perception-based control
Incorporating tactile sensor information into manipulation behaviors
Robot simulators (e.g. Isaac Sim or MuJoCo)
Robot learning frameworks (e.g. Isaac-Gym, Orbit / Isaac Labs)
Combining model-based and data-driven approaches
Docker, cloud computing, or similar applications
Experiment tracking and dataset management (e.g. Weights & Biases)
Database systems as data source, such as MongoDB
Parallel/distributed systems and asynchronous/concurrent programming
Knowledge of LLM usage within robotics context
Benefits
Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package.
Company
Berkshire Grey
Berkshire Grey develops a materials handling system intended to automate omnichannel fulfillment.
201-500 employees
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Funding
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Public CompanyTotal Funding
$428MKey Investors
Khosla Ventures
2023-03-24Acquired
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