Senior Manipulation Research Engineer for Humanoid Robots

FieldAI; Boston, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

FieldAI seeks a Research Engineer to advance humanoid manipulation research and development, building learning-based models and integration with perception, control, and planning. You will drive projects from concept to on-robot testing and contribute to robotics foundation models designed for generalization across embodiments.

The role emphasizes rapid iteration, collaboration with mechanical/electrical engineers, and translating breakthroughs into practical autonomous systems for real-world

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Robotics, CS, or ME is required or closely related.
• Hands-on experience with robotic manipulation or robot learning in academic or industry settings.
• Strong foundation in kinematics, dynamics, and control for manipulation; ML model training experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and evaluate learning-based manipulation models for humanoid robots across tasks.
• Drive projects from concept to on-robot testing and deployment.
• Develop loco-manipulation capabilities integrating perception, control, and planning.
• Contribute to foundation models for manipulation, with data collection, large-scale training, and deployment.
• Bridge research ideas to reliable robotic systems operating in real-world conditions.
• Collaborate with engineers on hardware integration and interfaces with field teams.
• Prototype quickly, run hardware experiments, and deliver concrete results for near-term goals.

Skills

Robotics manipulation

Robot learning

Reinforcement learning

Imitation learning

Collaboration

Control and optimization

Education

Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Robotics / Computer Science / Mechanical Engineering

Tools

PyTorch

Job description

FieldAI seeks a Research Engineer to advance humanoid manipulation research and development, building learning-based models and integration with perception, control, and planning. You will drive projects from concept to on-robot testing and contribute to robotics foundation models designed for generalization across embodiments.

The role emphasizes rapid iteration, collaboration with mechanical/electrical engineers, and translating breakthroughs into practical autonomous systems for real-world