Autonomous Robotics Controls Engineer

Google LLC

Cambridge (MA)

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USD 147,000 - 210,000

Full time

3 days ago

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DeepMind, a Google AI lab, is seeking a Robotics Engineer, Controls and Autonomy in Cambridge, MA. You will design and implement control systems for fully autonomous robotic behaviors and optimize real-time software for stability during complex physical interactions.

Ideal candidates have multi-year experience with robotics software, MuJoCo simulations, and RL-driven design pipelines within a collaborative environment. This role emphasizes safety, testing, and scalable software practices.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent practical experience.
2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
2 years of experience in developing and debugging robotic software systems.
2 years of experience with physics-based simulation environments, specifically MuJoCo, for model development and testing.
1 year of experience developing behaviors for mobile robotic systems.

Responsibilities

Design and implement control systems for robotic platforms, focusing on executing long-horizon, fully autonomous behaviors.
Optimize control loops and real-time software to ensure low-latency response and stability during complex physical interactions.
Work within an established internal simulation based RL pipeline to accelerate design insights.
Collaborate with the hardware and AI teams to define requirements for future robotic systems.
Establish software development best practices, including high test coverage and modular code architecture.