Research Engineer (Robotics)
Job Summary
Job Description
Meta's FAIR (Fundamental AI Research) organization is seeking a Research Engineer for its Robotics team. This role involves collaborating with researchers and engineers to design and implement cutting-edge AI algorithms for robots, deploying them on real hardware and simulations. Responsibilities include defining technical goals, conducting thorough evaluations of AI models, identifying limitations and proposing improvements, effectively communicating findings, and publishing research. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in robotics research (robot learning, reinforcement learning, etc.), proficiency in machine learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow), and strong programming skills (Python, C++). This position offers the chance to work at the forefront of AI and robotics, contributing to Meta's product development.
Must have:
- Robotics research experience (5+ years)
- Machine learning expertise (PyTorch, TensorFlow)
- Programming skills (Python, C++)
- AI algorithm design & implementation
- Robot hardware & simulation experience
Good to have:
- PhD in related field
- ROS experience
- Publications at top conferences
- Experience with large-scale data
- Robotic system design experience
Perks:
- Bonus
- Equity
- Benefits
11 skills required
Job Details
Meta is seeking a Research Engineer to join the Fundamental AI Research organization (FAIR), a research organization focused on making significant progress in AI. As a Research Engineer on the Robotics team at FAIR, you will be part of an innovative group of research scientists and engineers working on cutting-edge AI technologies for robotics, and sharing this research with the world. You will play a crucial role in developing novel AI advances and deploying them onto robot platforms, and have the opportunity to drive the research in directions which improve robot performance. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work at the forefront of AI and robotics.
Research Engineer (Robotics) Responsibilities
- Work closely with researchers cross-functional partners spanning multiple teams and disciplines to define technical goals and lead implementation.
- Collaborate with research scientists and engineers to design and implement state-of-the-art AI algorithms and models on real robot hardware and simulation environments.
- Design and conduct thorough evaluations of AI models on real-world robotic systems, identifying limitations, and proposing improvements to enhance their performance and robustness.
- Effectively communicate complex features and systems in detail to diverse stakeholders.
- Publish research results and contribute to research that impacts Meta product development.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5+ years of industry experience, or advanced degree with equivalent experience.
- Experience in robotics related research areas, such as: robot learning, reinforcement learning, imitation learning, action-conditioned world models, task and motion planning, sim-to-real transfer robotic control, manipulation, navigation, or generally embodied AI.
- Experience with machine learning models, and frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, etc.
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, C++, or similar.
Preferred Qualifications
- PhD in computer science, robotics, AI, or related fields.
- 7+ years of industry experience, or advanced degree with equivalent experience.
- Proven track record of achieving significant results as demonstrated by grants, fellowships, patents, as well as publications at leading workshops, journals or conferences in Machine Learning (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR), Robotics (ICRA, IROS, RSS, CoRL), Computer Vision (CVPR, ICCV, ECCV).
- Proven knowledge of robotics fundamentals (perception, planning, control)
- Experience with manipulating and analyzing complex, large scale, high-dimensionality data from varying sources.
- Experience building systems based on machine learning and/or deep learning methods.
- Experience solving complex problems and comparing alternative solutions, tradeoffs, and diverse points of view to determine a path forward.
- Experience working and communicating cross functionally in a team environment.
- Experience with robotics frameworks like ROS, along with experience working with robot simulations and real-world hardware.
- Experience designing and developing new robotic systems, platforms or infrastructure.
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About Meta
Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.
$85.10/hour to $251,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
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