Hybrid: Robotics Engineer
Duration: 12 months
Location: Hybrid 901 15th St. Washington, DC.
Visa: US Citizen only
Must be local to DC area or relocate on their own
Role Overview: Senior (10+ years’ experience) Humanoid Robotics Engineering Luminary to advise on and drive the design, development, integration, and scaling of next-generation humanoid robotic systems. This leader will guide multidisciplinary teams across AI, controls, mechatronics, autonomy, and simulation to deliver robust, human-interactive embodied AI platforms
.
Key Responsibiliti
es:Robotics System Leaders
• hipLead end-to-end development of humanoid locomotion, manipulation, and perception syste
• ms.Architect and oversee whole-body control frameworks, robot motion models, sensor models, and multi-modal perception stac
• ks.Direct the design, integration, and validation of hardware subsystems (actuation, sensors, embedded system
• s).Establish engineering rigor across algorithms, simulations, and hardware testi
ng.
AI & Embodied Intelligence Integra
• tionIntegrate reinforcement learning, imitation learning, and foundation-model-based control into humanoid platfo
• rms.Drive vision-language-action (VLA) model alignment with real-world ta
• sks.Oversee simulation-to-real transfer workflows, performance benchmarking, and autonomy-policy deploym
ent.
Technical Execution & Qu
• alityEnsure high-fidelity modeling and full robot simulation capability, including digital-twin environm
• ents.Lead sensor-fusion, SLAM, state-estimation, and navigation algorithm develop
• ment.Oversee ROS/ROS2, C++, and Python robotic-software development lifecy
• cles.Apply advanced debugging, profiling, and optimization of real-time robot
code.
Qualific
ationsExperience: 10+ years’ experience with the foll
owing:
Technical Ex
• pertiseAdvanced knowledge of robotics engineering: kinematics, dynamics, control theory, statistics, state estimation, motion planning, mapping, navi
• gation.Experience with whole-body control, locomotion systems, or manipu
• lation.Experience with multi-sensor fusion (vision, IMUs, force/torque,
• depth).Experience with reinforcement learning or robot foundation
• models.Experience with high-fidelity simulation (e.g., Gazebo, Isaac Sim, M
• uJoCo).Fluency in C++, Python, and RO
S/ROS2.
Leadership & D
• elivery:
Ability to lead robotics engineering tasks within larger progra
• m scopes.Experience managing cross-functional engineeri
• ng teams.Ability to translate research concepts into deployable
• systems.Strong communication skills in technical and executive
contexts.
Nice to H
• ave Skills
PhD or MS in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or rela
• ted fields.Experience with humanoid robots, legged locomotion, or large-scale embodied
• AI systems.Experience deploying robots in unstructured or human-interactive en
• vironments.Publications, patents, or open-source contributions i
n robotics.