Boston Dynamics
AI Software Engineer, Stretch Manipulation
Waltham, MA, USA · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$192k-$255kDetected 36 days ago
Machine LearningTensorFlowPyTorchData EngineeringAR/VR
About the role
- Stretch is Boston Dynamics' mobile manipulation robot built to handle multiple applications in warehouse environments.
- As a member of the Stretch Manipulation team, you will be a key contributor to tackling some of the most challenging technical problems in robotics.
- Your role will focus on the hands-on implementation of data processing and model evaluation pipelines, and model development and deployment in real-world settings.
Responsibilities
- You recognize the value and necessity of ensuring data pipelines, evaluation frameworks, etc. scale as our business and deployed robot fleet grows: you're excited to collaborate closely with infrastructure engineers to build and iterate on AI/ML development systems, spanning simulation, data collection, model training, validation, and deployment on real robots.
- You're excited to collaborate with members of the manipulation team (and adjacent teams) to integrate learned components into the broader autonomy stack.
- Experience building and leverage high-fidelity simulation environments (e.g., Isaac Sim, MuJoCo) or augmented/virtual reality (AR/VR).
Requirements
- Proficiency with modern ML frameworks/ecosystem (e.g., PyTorch, Jax, TensorFlow, RLlib, ONNX, inference servers like NVIDIA Triton).
- experience with diffusion policy, ACT, or other modern BC architectures.
- You have a strong desire and ability to mentor and up-skill other engineers (for more senior applicants).
Compensation
- The base pay range for this position is between $192,000 to $255,000 annually.
Benefits
- Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field; additional industry experience is a plus.
- Familiarity with modern model architectures and learning techniques and their applications/tradeoffs.
Company info
- We are seeking a technically talented software engineer with a background in AI/ML to help advance Stretch's manipulation capabilities through the application of data-driven techniques.
- Success in this position requires a highly collaborative mindset, ambitious ideas, and rapid and meticulous execution within a dynamic, fast-paced team.
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