Boost Robotics · 2 months ago
Robotics ML Research Engineer, Founding
Cambridge, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$120K/yr - $200K/yrBoost Robotics is developing the next generation of autonomous systems that monitor and maintain the world’s digital infrastructure. As a Founding Robotics ML Research Engineer, you will deploy modern behavior cloning and reinforcement learning policies for dextrous tasks in data centers and lead the software infrastructure for data collection and training.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)InfrastructureRobotics
Responsibilities
Deploy modern behavior cloning and reinforcement learning policies for dextrous tasks in the data center, with a focus on high success rates
Lead the software infrastructure for data collection, training, and real-time operation
Stay at the frontier of robotics learning research and translate it into production-ready systems that push the boundaries of today’s state of the art
Qualification
Required
Background in Robotics, Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field (MS/PhD preferred)
Experience training large manipulation models (diffusion policies, VLAs)
Experience developing and deploying learning-based control and perception algorithms on real robots
Experience with common ML tools, architectures, and workflows
Strong foundation in classical manipulation, control theory, and motion planning
Comfort working in small, fast-paced teams where experimentation is constant and results matter
Familiarity with various robot teleoperation techniques
Preferred
Track record of publishing or contributing to top-tier conferences like ICRA, CoRL, RSS, NeurIPS, or CVPR
Background in embedded AI or edge deployment
Contributions to open-source robotics or ML projects
Experience deploying robots in production or industrial environments
Exposure to tactile sensing for manipulation
Benefits
Competitive startup equity
Health benefits
Relocation as needed
Company
Boost Robotics
Boost Robotics builds autonomous mobile robots that perform manual tasks in data centers.
Founded in 2025
2-10 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$0.5MKey Investors
Y Combinator
2025-06-04Pre Seed· $0.5M
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