Senior Humanoid Robotic Manipulation Engineer

persona.ai; Town of Texas (WI); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Persona is seeking an inaugural robotics engineer to design and realize advanced manipulation for humanoid robots. You will build and optimize the manipulation pipeline across perception, grasping, planning, and control, and align it with the robot's whole-body locomotion while pushing the cutting edge of dexterous manipulation.

You will test extensively in simulation and real environments, work with the ML team to deploy models, and stay current with the latest research in manipulation and

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 7+ years of robotics experience with emphasis on manipulation and control.
• Strong background in motion planning, control theory, and optimization.
• Proficiency in C++, Python, and robotics libraries (MoveIt!, Drake, OpenRAVE).

Responsibilities

• Design and implement advanced, dexterous manipulation algorithms for humanoid robots with high DOF and multi-fingered hands.
• Develop and optimize the manipulation pipeline spanning perception, grasping, trajectory optimization, motion planning, and control.
• Implement robust control strategies including force/motion control and visual/tactile servoing.
• Integrate the manipulation pipeline with the robot's whole-body controller and contribute to loco-manipulation.
• Develop digital-twins of manipulation scenes using MuJoCo and Isaac Sim; test in simulation and real world.
• Collaborate with the ML team to train and deploy models for manipulation tasks.

Skills

Manipulation algorithms

Motion planning

Control theory

Python

C++

ROS/LCM

Deep learning for robotics

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Robotics or related field

Tools

MoveIt!

Drake

OpenRAVE

IPOPT

SNOPT

qpOASES

Job description

Persona is seeking an inaugural robotics engineer to design and realize advanced manipulation for humanoid robots. You will build and optimize the manipulation pipeline across perception, grasping, planning, and control, and align it with the robot's whole-body locomotion while pushing the cutting edge of dexterous manipulation.

You will test extensively in simulation and real environments, work with the ML team to deploy models, and stay current with the latest research in manipulation and