Senior Software Engineer - Dexterous Grasping

Are you motivated to play a role in creating the next generation in humanoid robotics?

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Manipulation R&D team, you will help design, develop, and deploy grasping and manipulation policies for single and bimanual manipulation with humanoids that operate at the leading edge of agility and dexterity. You will work closely with a world-class team of robot perception, planning and control experts to integrate your work into a challenging experimental roadmap. Technical problems you may encounter include generating multi-fingered grasps on complex objects, designing feedback-based policies for bimanual manipulation behaviors, and exploiting complex dynamics like inertial motions, controlled slip and forceful interactions with the environment.

As a leader in the field you will shape novel manipulation techniques to drastically improve the utility of mobile robots by enabling them to effectively interact with the world around them.

How you will make an impact:

• Write high-quality (documented, tested, maintainable) C++ code
• Identify promising algorithmic approaches, lead design review, and implement solutions to grasping and bimanual manipulation.
• Work closely with members of the Atlas manipulation, controls, perception, and machine learning teams.
• Deploy and debug your code on Atlas, Spot and other robots.

We are looking for:

• MS in Robotics, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• Experience developing scalable complex systems in C++.
• Experience in closed-loop grasping, dexterous manipulation, and/or control through contact.
• Strong analytical and debug skills.

Nice to have:

• PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• Robot hardware experience.