Persona AI · 21 hours ago
Humanoid Locomotion Engineer
Greater Houston
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior LevelPersona 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
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
Persona AI is a robotics company that provides robotic solutions.
Founded in 2024
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$27M2025-05-07Pre Seed· $27M
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