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XPENG

Staff Robotics Engineer / Tech Lead – Whole-Body Control & Robot Learning

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3 days ago
Santa Clara, CA, USAStaff+ / Senior

Base Salary

$215k - $364k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Develop control and learning-based algorithms for humanoid robot locomotion and whole-body control.
  • Contribute to the technical direction of the robotics team by identifying key problems and proposing solutions.
  • Collaborate with simulation, software, hardware, AI, and data teams to achieve robot performance goals.
  • Mentor other engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and technical discussions.

Requirements

  • Master’s or Ph.D. degree in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of relevant experience in reinforcement learning, robotics, or control systems.
  • Strong background in robot dynamics, control, motion planning, and reinforcement learning.
  • Familiarity with modern robot learning methods such as PPO, SAC, and imitation learning.
  • Excellent communication skills for cross-disciplinary collaboration.
  • Strong ownership mindset and ability to operate in a fast-moving environment.

Benefits

  • A supportive, engaging environment with opportunities to impact the future of robotics.
  • Opportunities to work on cutting-edge technologies with top talent.
  • Competitive compensation, equity, and benefits.
  • Lunches, snacks, and team activities.

Tech Stack

Robot Framework

Categories

AI & MLData ScienceEmbedded