Senior Software Engineer (R&D)

Berkshire Grey; Bedford; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Vacation

Recognition

Stock options

401(k) matching

Job summary

Berkshire Grey in Bedford, UK is seeking a talented Robotics Software Engineer to advance manipulation strategies for real-world systems. You will impact the full stack from drivers to the multi-robot orchestration system in our in-house proving ground.

You will train/adapt ML models for robot learning and scene understanding, develop data collection tools for policy learning, and prototype solutions for rapid stakeholder demos.

Qualifications

• Experience with ROS/ROS2 in real-world robotics projects.
• Experience building perception and control systems for manipulation tasks.
• Strong programming skills in Python and C++.
• Knowledge of machine learning frameworks (PyTorch) and ML workflows.
• Familiarity with software engineering practices (Git, CI/CD).
• Experience with robot simulators and robotic sensing (RGBD) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop new approaches to manipulation problems for real-world robotics systems.
• Work across the robotics stack from drivers to multi-robot orchestration in BG’s proving ground.
• Contribute to training and adapting ML architectures for robot learning and scene understanding.
• Develop and improve robot policy learning data collection tools.
• Identify demonstrations, logs, annotations, and failures for refining models.
• Stay current with robotics advances and evaluate applicability to BG challenges.
• Collaborate with external research partners and mentor junior engineers.
• Prototype solutions quickly to create stakeholder demos and transfer to production.

Skills

ROS/ROS2

Python

C++

Computer Vision

Machine Learning

Git & CI/CD

PyTorch

Robot manipulation

Education

Master’s degree in Robotics or related field

Tools

OpenAI Gym

Isaac Sim

MuJoCo

Git

CI/CD

Docker

Job description

• As part of the Research & Advanced Development group, you will develop new approaches to solving a variety of challenging manipulation problems for real-world robotics systems, allowing them to understand and interact with their environment in unprecedented ways
• This position offers a unique opportunity to work at the cutting edge of robotics applied to real-world challenges. Your work will span the full range of this robotics stack, from robot drivers to the multi-robot orchestration system running in Berkshire Grey’s in-house robot proving ground
• Contribute to training and adapting of existing machine learning architectures for robot learning and visual scene understanding
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of Berkshire Grey’s robot policy learning data collection application
• Determine what demonstrations, robot logs, sensor data, annotations, and failure cases are suitable for fine-tuning robot foundation models when applied to new tasks, embodiments, or environments
• Stay abreast of the latest advancements in robotics and related fields, evaluating applicability to our challenges
• Collaborate with external research partners to find solutions for BG’s problem space
• Assist with mentorship of more junior engineers or interns
• Quickly prototype solutions, creating demos for stakeholders and visitors
• Own solutions from the prototype stage to robust, production-ready features

Benefits

• Healthcare - Full medical, dental and vision. Life insurance, gym stipends and wellness programs
• Vacation - We value hard work and we like to have fun. Take time when you need it
• Recognition - Peer shout outs, achievement celebrations and leadership awards let you know you’ve made a difference
• Retirement - Stock options and generous 401(k) matching
• Nutrients - Lunch is delivered daily, a plethora of snacks, gourmet coffee, Soylent, and top-shelf beverages

Work independently on a variety of projects while maintaining focusWork in a fast-paced environment with changing prioritiesRapidly prototype and iterate on solutions to challenging problemsStrong verbal and written communication skills, capable of explaining complex ideas clearly and concisely to both technical and non-technical stakeholdersDetermine and communicate justification of technical prioritiesProduction robot deploymentCombining model-based and data-driven approachesExperience in working with ROS or ROS2Experience with modern software engineering tooling and workflows including Git and CI/CDDocker, cloud computing, or similar applicationsExperience in software development in robotics or automation rolesStrong development expertise in Python and C++Agentic coding toolsParallel/distributed systems and asynchronous/concurrent programmingExperience in designing and implementing software and algorithms for real robots, including troubleshooting of real robot systemsCommon deep learning frameworks such as PyTorchRobot learning frameworks (e.g. Orbit / Isaac Labs, OpenAI Gym)Robotic sensors, such as RGB cameras and depth sensorsMaster’s degree in Robotics, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Computer Science or a closely related fieldRobot simulators (e.g. Isaac Sim, MuJoCo)3+ years of relevant software engineering experience in robotics or automation rolesDemonstrated experience with one or multiple of:Computer vision applied to robotic manipulation problems, such as grasp estimation, object detection/segmentation, or anomaly detectionMotion planning & optimization for single or bimanual manipulationImitation learning for manipulation or other real world use cases