Reinforcement Learning Scientist — Robotics & Deployment

Boston Dynamics, Inc.; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Annual bonus structure

Job summary

Boston Dynamics, Inc. is seeking a skilled individual to design and implement reinforcement learning algorithms for mobile manipulation tasks. You will develop high-quality Python and C++ code and collaborate closely with teams to validate and deploy learned policies on Atlas hardware.

A master's or PhD in a relevant field is required along with strong experience in training RL policies. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical and an annual bonus structure.

Qualifications

• Experience deploying RL policies on physical robots.
• Strong foundations in algorithms, debugging, and performance optimization.
• Familiarity with simulation environments such as Isaac Sim and MuJoCo.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement reinforcement learning algorithms for robotic tasks.
• Develop and validate high-quality Python and C++ code.
• Integrate learned policies with Atlas's control systems.

Skills

Training and deploying RL policies

Python programming

C++ programming

Experience with ML frameworks

Algorithms and debugging

Robotics fundamentals

Education

MS or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

RLlib

Job description

Boston Dynamics, Inc. is seeking a skilled individual to design and implement reinforcement learning algorithms for mobile manipulation tasks. You will develop high-quality Python and C++ code and collaborate closely with teams to validate and deploy learned policies on Atlas hardware.

A master's or PhD in a relevant field is required along with strong experience in training RL policies. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical and an annual bonus structure.