Research Engineer (Robotics)

Lensa; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 8,000 - 251,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company seeks a Research Engineer in Sunnyvale, CA, to join the robotics team at Meta's FAIR organization. This role involves advancing AI technologies for robotics, requiring collaboration, innovation, and a passion for AI. Ideal candidates have strong experience in robotics and familiarity with AI frameworks, offering a chance to significantly impact the future of AI and robotics.

Benefits

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry experience or PhD in robotics/AI.
• Experience in robotics research and AI algorithm implementation.
• Strong background in machine learning and programming.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on AI model implementation for robotic systems.
• Evaluate AI models on real-world robotic systems.
• Publish research results and contribute to Meta product development.

Skills

robot learning

reinforcement learning

programming in Python

deep learning frameworks

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

ROS

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Summary

Meta is seeking a Research Engineer to join the Fundamental AI Research organization (FAIR), a research organization focused on making significant progress in AI. As a Research Engineer on the Robotics team at FAIR, you will be part of an innovative group of research scientists and engineers working on cutting-edge AI technologies for robotics, and sharing this research with the world. You will play a crucial role in developing novel AI advances and deploying them onto robot platforms, and have the opportunity to drive the research in directions which improve robot performance. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work at the forefront of AI and robotics.

Required Skills

Research Engineer (Robotics) Responsibilities:

• Work closely with researchers cross-functional partners spanning multiple teams and disciplines to define technical goals and lead implementation.
• Collaborate with research scientists and engineers to design and implement state-of-the-art AI algorithms and models on real robot hardware and simulation environments.
• Design and conduct thorough evaluations of AI models on real-world robotic systems, identifying limitations, and proposing improvements to enhance their performance and robustness.
• Effectively communicate complex features and systems in detail to diverse stakeholders.
• Publish research results and contribute to research that impacts Meta product development.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of industry experience, or advanced degree with equivalent experience.
• Experience in robotics related research areas, such as: robot learning, reinforcement learning, imitation learning, action-conditioned world models, task and motion planning, sim-to-real transfer robotic control, manipulation, navigation, or generally embodied AI.
• Experience with machine learning models, and frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, etc.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, C++, or similar.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications:

• PhD in computer science, robotics, AI, or related fields.
• 7+ years of industry experience, or advanced degree with equivalent experience.
• Proven track record of achieving significant results as demonstrated by grants, fellowships, patents, as well as publications at leading workshops, journals or conferences in Machine Learning (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR), Robotics (ICRA, IROS, RSS, CoRL), Computer Vision (CVPR, ICCV, ECCV).
• Proven knowledge of robotics fundamentals (perception, planning, control)
• Experience with manipulating and analyzing complex, large scale, high-dimensionality data from varying sources.
• Experience building systems based on machine learning and/or deep learning methods.
• Experience solving complex problems and comparing alternative solutions, tradeoffs, and diverse points of view to determine a path forward.
• Experience working and communicating cross functionally in a team environment.
• Experience with robotics frameworks like ROS, along with experience working with robot simulations and real-world hardware.
• Experience designing and developing new robotic systems, platforms or infrastructure.
  
  

Public Compensation

$85.10/hour to $251,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry: Internet

Equal Opportunity

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at [e-mail].

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  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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