Research Engineer

Skild AI • Pittsburgh, San Mateo • 2h ago

Position Overview

We are hiring Research Engineers to develop scalable robotic systems aimed at achieving general-purpose robotic intelligence. In this role, you'll work with researchers and engineers to implement state-of-the-art machine learning and robot systems. The ideal candidate has a strong technical background, experience in turning research into practical solutions, and a drive to build impactful applications.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement new algorithms for training and optimizing general-purpose robot foundation models.
Design and engineer systems to scale research from prototypes to fully deployable solutions, working with large-scale systems and datasets.
Conduct cutting edge research across multiple disciplines (Perception, Robotics, RL/ IL, Machine Learning, etc.).
Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, contributing to the integration of research insights into practical robotics applications.
Optimize machine learning models for real-world robotic systems.

Preferred Qualifications

BS, MS or PhD degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Proficiency in Python and at least one deep learning library such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, etc.
Strong track record of publishing papers and/or deploying real-world applications.
Deep technical knowledge, and research experience in deep learning, reinforcement and/or imitation learning, robotics, or computer vision.
Experience working with robot systems and large-scale model training.