Staff Deep Learning Robotics Manipulation Engineer

Persona AI; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Performance bonus

Medical benefits

Equity

Paid time off

Winter break

Job summary

Persona AI in Houston, TX is seeking a Staff Deep Learning, Robot Manipulation Engineer to drive learning-based manipulation for humanoid robots used in welding, grinding, maintenance, and inspection in industrial settings.

You will lead the ML manipulation pipeline, research robust strategies, and deploy models to hardware for real-time, safe operation while collaborating with data and teleoperation teams to enhance performance across tasks.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience applying deep learning techniques to robotic manipulation in industrial settings.
• Master's or PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement advanced robot learning models and training procedures to achieve dexterous manipulation for humanoid robots with high DOF and multi-fingered hands.
• Own the ML manipulation pipeline and roadmap, combining different learning paradigms to achieve real-world, industrial-level robustness.
• Work with the Teleoperation and Data team to design data collection, sensor modularity, and data mixture strategies.
• Leverage existing state-of-the-art manipulation models and contribute to the development of new architectures for emerging complex tasks.
• Deploy trained manipulation models to robotic hardware, ensuring real-time performance, safety, and integration with control systems and sensors.
• Keep up to date with the state of the art in ML research and development.
• Develop and execute evaluation pipelines to rigorously test learned manipulation models, including real-world trials and simulation, measuring performance, robustness, and generalization across tasks and environments.
• Collaborate in attracting, nurturing, and growing the machine learning team.)

Skills

Deep learning

Robotics

Python

C++

Rust

Cloud computing

Education

Master's or PhD in Robotics/CS

Tools

Python

C++

Rust

Job description

Persona AI in Houston, TX is seeking a Staff Deep Learning, Robot Manipulation Engineer to drive learning-based manipulation for humanoid robots used in welding, grinding, maintenance, and inspection in industrial settings.

You will lead the ML manipulation pipeline, research robust strategies, and deploy models to hardware for real-time, safe operation while collaborating with data and teleoperation teams to enhance performance across tasks.