Be a part of the team building the future of labor automation! Our client is a pioneering AI and robotics firm dedicated to creating the world's most advanced, reliable, and commercially scalable humanoid robots. Based in Boston, you will be a key architect of the Whole-Body Control (WBC) software stack, bridging the gap between classical control theory and modern reinforcement learning. This is a high-stakes, system-defining role where you will breathe life into general-purpose robots designed to safeguard human well-being and solve critical global labor gaps.
We are seeking a high-level robotics expert who brings:
Advanced Academic Foundation: A M.S. or Ph.D. in Robotics, Control, Mechanical Engineering, or Computer Science.
Complex Systems Experience: 5+ years of experience developing control software for high-DOF systems like humanoids, legged platforms, or articulated manipulators.
Control Theory Mastery: A deep theoretical and practical background in classical control (Model-Based, Optimal, and QP-based control) combined with robot dynamics and kinematics.
Real-Time Software Engineering: Proven ability to design and implement deterministic, real-time control algorithms in C++ or Python.
Hardware & Sim Validation: Significant experience validating complex control architectures both in high-fidelity simulations and on physical hardware.
location: CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts
job type: Permanent
salary: $180,000 - 220,000 per year
work hours: 8am to 4pm
education: Masters
responsibilities:
- WBC Architecture Design: Design and extend whole-body control frameworks that coordinate locomotion, manipulation, and teleoperation for bipedal systems.
- RL-Control Integration: Develop and integrate Reinforcement Learning-based policies within the WBC architecture, ensuring smooth blending and fallback behaviors between classical and learned components.
- Loco-Manipulation Safety: Design and enforce safety mechanisms to manage contact, stability, and recovery during complex, dynamic interaction behaviors.
- Closing the Sim2Real Gap: Benchmark actuator properties (torque limits/delays) to refine simulation models and ensure reliable policy execution on physical hardware.
- Global Technical Collaboration: Partner daily with elite control engineers across Boston, London, and Vancouver to align strategies and maintain a unified global control infrastructure.
qualifications:
- Experience level: Experienced
- Minimum 10 years of experience
- Education: Masters (required)
skills:
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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.
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