Staff RL Research Engineer - Scalable Robot Learning

Boston Dynamics, Inc.

Waltham (MA)

On-site

USD 155,284 - 200,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k)
Paid time off
Annual bonus structure

Job summary

Boston Dynamics, Inc. is seeking a Staff RL Research Engineer to spearhead the reinforcement learning stack. The role involves implementing advanced algorithms, scaling simulations, and ensuring reliable deployment on robots.

The ideal candidate should hold an MS or PhD with significant experience in ML and Robotics, and proficiency with RL toolboxes. The position offers a competitive salary range between $155,284.34 and $200,000, along with comprehensive benefits including medical and paid time off.

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience or a PhD in ML, Robotics, or a related field.
  • Deployed policies on physical robots focusing on latency and safety.
  • Expertise with RL toolboxes like RSL-RL, CleanRL, and Stable Baselines.

Responsibilities

  • Implement on-policy and off-policy learning algorithms.
  • Scale GPU-accelerated simulation to generate millions of samples.
  • Integrate RL with VLAs for fine-tuning multimodal policies.

Skills

Reinforcement Learning
Robotics
Machine Learning
GPU-accelerated Computing
Software Infrastructure
Simulation and Rendering

Education

MS in ML, Robotics, or related field
PhD in ML, Robotics, or related field

Tools

PyTorch
JAX
Docker
Kubernetes
ONNX

Job description

Boston Dynamics, Inc. is seeking a Staff RL Research Engineer to spearhead the reinforcement learning stack. The role involves implementing advanced algorithms, scaling simulations, and ensuring reliable deployment on robots.

The ideal candidate should hold an MS or PhD with significant experience in ML and Robotics, and proficiency with RL toolboxes. The position offers a competitive salary range between $155,284.34 and $200,000, along with comprehensive benefits including medical and paid time off.

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