Robotics Engineer: ML-Driven Manipulation on Real Robots

Skild AI Inc.; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Skild AI Inc. seeks a versatile Robotics Engineer to develop software for manipulation systems and deploy learning-based algorithms on real robots. The role involves close collaboration with researchers and the ML team to build high-quality production software for robotic manipulation.

You will design controllers, perception stacks and hardware interfaces, focusing on reliability, performance and scalability in real-world deployments.

Qualifications

• BS/MS or higher in CS, Robotics, Engineering or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience designing robotic manipulation systems and deploying software on real robots.
• Proficiency in Python and at least one deep learning library such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX.
• Systems-level understanding of software modules and interfaces in robotic applications (ROS/ROS2, simulators).
• Publications at top-tier ML, robotics or CV conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CoRL, RSS, ICRA, CVPR, ECCV, ICCV).
• Experience designing custom robot hardware solutions.
• Proficiency with robot learning techniques (RL, imitation learning).
• Experience with sensors (LiDAR, camera, radar), 3D data (meshes, point clouds), segmentation, tracking, and object detection.

Responsibilities

• Design algorithms, models, and techniques for robotic manipulation tasks.
• Design hardware and software systems for robotic manipulation tasks.
• Write controllers and perception stacks for real-world robotic deployment.
• Write production-level C++ and Python code for robotic manipulation platforms.
• Collaborate with machine learning engineers to deploy state-of-the-art models on robots.
• Continuously improve and optimize robotic software for performance, reliability, and scalability.

Skills

C++

Python

ROS/ROS2

Machine Learning

Control theory

SLAM

Perception

Computer Vision

Education

BS/MS in CS/Robotics or related field

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

JAX

ROS/ROS2

Simulators

Job description

Skild AI Inc. seeks a versatile Robotics Engineer to develop software for manipulation systems and deploy learning-based algorithms on real robots. The role involves close collaboration with researchers and the ML team to build high-quality production software for robotic manipulation.

You will design controllers, perception stacks and hardware interfaces, focusing on reliability, performance and scalability in real-world deployments.