Teleoperation Research Scientist: VR Interfaces for Robots

Boston Dynamics, Inc.; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 150,284 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Annual bonus

Job summary

Boston Dynamics, Inc. is seeking a Teleoperation Research Scientist to design and implement cutting‑edge teleoperation and human‑robot interaction systems that enable humanoid robots to execute complex, coordinated tasks in real‑world environments.

You will work with controls, perception, ML, and hardware teams to build scalable teleoperation interfaces and to collect data for foundation models, advancing dexterous manipulation and whole‑body mobile teleoperation.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of industry experience or PhD in Robotics, CS, HCI, or related field.
• Experience with real-time control, sensing, and communication systems in robotics.
• Proficiency in Python and/or C++.
• Strong analytical and debugging skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Implement and evaluate novel teleoperation interfaces (e.g., VR, motion capture, wearables, or MR) to collect high-quality demonstrations for learning-based control.
• Integrate and optimize hardware and software components for low-latency, high-bandwidth communication and control.
• Analyze demonstration data to improve data efficiency, operator ergonomics, and task performance.
• Write high-quality (documented, tested, maintainable) C++ and Python code.
• Support integration of teleoperation and learned policies into end-to-end demonstrations.

Skills

Python

C++

Real-time control

Robotics

Data analysis

Education

PhD in Robotics

PhD in CS

Job description

Boston Dynamics, Inc. is seeking a Teleoperation Research Scientist to design and implement cutting‑edge teleoperation and human‑robot interaction systems that enable humanoid robots to execute complex, coordinated tasks in real‑world environments.

You will work with controls, perception, ML, and hardware teams to build scalable teleoperation interfaces and to collect data for foundation models, advancing dexterous manipulation and whole‑body mobile teleoperation.