Boston Dynamics · 7 hours ago
Principal AI Engineer- Stretch Grasping Intelligence
Waltham, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$188K/yr - $275K/yr
5+ years expBoston Dynamics is seeking a highly experienced and motivated Principal AI Engineer to join their Stretch Grasping Intelligence team. In this pivotal role, you will guide the team in building solutions, develop novel AI algorithms for mobile perception and manipulation, and collaborate with various teams to enhance the capabilities of the Stretch robot.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)RoboticsSoftware
Responsibilities
Design and build the systems that enable the Stretch robot to perceive the environment so that it can perform manipulation tasks
Help develop datasets, infrastructure, and tooling to build ML models at scale
Advocate for and leverage the use of simulation tools (e.g. MuJoCo, Gazebo)
Integrate the use of novel techniques into Stretch software systems
Collaborate with adjacent teams (e.g. Manipulation, Planning, SW Platform) to define requirements and propose solutions
Serve as a go-to technical leader on the team, championing AI solutions to tackle challenging problems
Qualification
Required
PhD and 5 years of experience, or MS and 8 years of industry experience in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics, or a related field
Strong foundation in Python and modern ML frameworks (e.g. PyTorch, Jax)
Prior experience training and deploying AI policies, including working with robot hardware and simulation
Strong analytical and debug skills
Experience working with and contributing to large codebases (Python and C++)
Preferred
Publications at top tier venues including RSS, CoRL, Science Robotics, ICLR, NeurIPS, CVPR is a plus
Experience with Reinforcement Learning and/or Behavior Cloning is a plus
Benefits
Medical
Dental vision
401(k)
Paid time off
Annual bonus structure
Company
Boston Dynamics
Boston Dynamics is an engineering company that specializes in building dynamic robots and software for human simulation.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$37MKey Investors
SoftBank
2020-12-09Acquired
2019-02-06Series Unknown· $37M
Leadership Team
Robert Playter
Chief Executive Officer
Marc Theermann
Chief Strategy Officer
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