AI Research Engineer III
Agility Robotics1 day ago
Base Salary
$166k - $260k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, train, and deploy policies for humanoid robot locomotion, manipulation, and dynamic environmental interactions.
- Develop scalable reinforcement-learning infrastructure, training pipelines, and evaluation frameworks.
- Design and implement simulation environments and tasks for training and deploying control policies.
- Develop, design, and test imitation-learning methods.
- Collect robot data and train and test models on hardware for manipulation tasks.
- Collaborate with Robotics Software and AI engineering teams to transfer policies into production.
- Deliver safe, high-quality software in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of experience developing and deploying learning-from-demonstration systems.
- Strong Python programming skills and proficiency with deep-learning frameworks such as PyTorch.
- Experience with learning-from-demonstration tools such as DiffusionPolicy.
- Experience collecting robot data and training and testing on hardware for manipulation tasks.
- MS in Robotics, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Preferred: PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Preferred: Publications in top machine-learning or robotics conferences such as NeurIPS, ICML, CoRL, RSS, or ICRA.
- Preferred: Familiarity with MuJoCo, Isaac Sim, and sim-to-real transfer techniques.
- Preferred: Experience with reinforcement learning for locomotion, manipulation, and whole-body control.
- Preferred: Experience writing performant, high-quality C++ software.
Benefits
- Hybrid position based in Salem, Pittsburgh, or Fremont.
- 401(k) plan with a 6% company match.
- Company stock options.
- Company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short- and long-term disability insurance for employees.
- Benefits eligibility begins on the first day of employment.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Paid time off and 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown; policies vary by exempt and non-exempt status.
- Catered lunches four times a week and snacks and refreshments at Salem and Pittsburgh locations.
- Paid parental leave.
- Flexible work arrangements.
- Professional development and tuition reimbursement programs.
- Relocation assistance for eligible roles.
- Annual discretionary bonus for eligible roles.
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About Agility Robotics
Agility Robotics builds and deploys Digit, a bipedal humanoid robot for logistics and manufacturing tasks such as tote handling and material flow in warehouses and distribution centers. The privately held company sells robots, software, and support services to industrial operators integrating automation alongside human workers. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Salem, Oregon, it has commercially deployed systems in real-world facilities.