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Persona AI · 1 day ago

Humanoid Locomotion Engineer

positionGreater Houston
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid, Senior Level

Persona AI is developing and commercializing rugged, multi-purpose humanoid robots that perform real work. They are seeking exceptional engineers to shape the design of their humanoid robots and contribute to the development of locomotion control strategies.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Robotics

Responsibilities

Develop and implement whole-body locomotion control strategies for humanoid motion using reinforcement learning and/or model-based control
Contribute to the Persona loco-manipulation control stack by developing tools and algorithms for execution on a humanoid robot
Contribute to simulation and training pipelines: validate and improve robot modeling in simulation
Simulate, test and validate control strategies in both simulation and real-world experiments
Collaborate with hardware, perception and planning teams to refine system performance and robustness

Qualification

Bipedal locomotion controlModel-based control techniquesPhysics-based simulation toolsPythonCC++Reinforcement learningKinematicsDynamicsCloud computingMiddleware for robotic systemsEnergy-efficient locomotionHigh quality software

Required

MS or PhD in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
Experience in bipedal locomotion control, legged robotics, and dynamic systems
Expertise in model-based control techniques (e.g., inverse dynamics, MPC) or learning based locomotion (e.g. reinforcement learning, PPO)
Experience developing controllers / policies for legged robots with hardware in the real world
Experience with physics-based simulation tools (e.g., IsaacLab, MuJoCo)
Proficiency in Python and either Rust, C, or C++ as well as capable of writing high quality software

Preferred

Background in kinematics, dynamics, and optimization for robotic motion
Proficiency in either Rust, C, or C++ for low latency control implementation
Familiarity with DDS, ROS, RCP or other middleware for robotic systems
Knowledge of hardware actuation, compliance control, and force-based interactions
Understanding of energy-efficient locomotion strategies for long-duration operation
Published papers at top ML/Robotics conferences (ICML, ICRA, CoRL, RSS, NeurIPS)
Experience with cloud computing to develop models, store data, etc. (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Benefits

Competitive compensation
Excellent benefits
Flexible work environment
Equity opportunities

Company

Persona AI

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Persona AI is a robotics company that provides robotic solutions.
dateFounded in 2024
location
Houston, Texas, USA
people-size11-50 employees
web-link
https://personainc.ai/

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
$27M
2025-05-07Pre Seed· $27M

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