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

Develop control and learning-based algorithms for humanoid robot locomotion, whole-body control, motion generation, and sim-to-real transfer.

Contribute to the technical direction of the robotics team by identifying key problems, proposing practical solutions, and helping prioritize engineering efforts.

Work with simulation, software, hardware, AI, data, and China-based engineering teams to translate robot performance goals into executable plans.

Mentor other engineers through design reviews, code reviews, experiments, and technical discussions.

Master’s or Ph.D. degree in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

Strong background in robot dynamics, control, motion planning, reinforcement learning, imitation learning, or whole-body control.

Familiarity with modern robot learning methods such as PPO, SAC, behavior cloning, diffusion policies, imitation learning, etc.

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work across disciplines, locations, and organizational boundaries.