Lead Dexterous Manipulation Engineer

Apptronik

Austin (TX)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 210,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Apptronik in Austin seeks a Lead Software Engineer - Dexterous Manipulation to advance our humanoid robot Apollo. You’ll lead learning-based dexterous control development and bridge research with scalable production software.

As a technical lead, you’ll shape software architecture, influence hardware design, and guide a team toward state-of-the-art manipulation across simulation and real hardware. Join us to push capabilities in safety, reliability, and deployment at scale.

Qualifications

Deep expertise in multi-fingered hand control and in-hand manipulation.
Proficiency in learning-based control for robotics (RL/IL).
Python programming for real-time robotic software stacks.
Experience with physics engines (IsaacSim, MuJoCo, Drake) for training and validation.

Responsibilities

Strategic Ownership: set the long-term technical roadmap for dexterous manipulation.
Architectural Definition: design scalable software frameworks for multi-fingered control.
Research & Innovation: integrate state-of-the-art policies and vision systems.
Sim-to-Real Ownership: lead high-fidelity simulation standards and policy transfer.
Hardware Design Influence: define requirements for sensing, DOF, and torque profiles.
Production Excellence: ensure reliable C++/Python code on production assets.
Technical Leadership & Culture: mentor teams and raise architectural rigor.