Reinforcement Learning Engineer – Whole Body Control
Salary$150k – $350k
LocationHQ, San Jose, CA
Work modeon-site
Typefull-time
DepartmentControls
Company size501–1,000 people
First seen5mo ago
Last seen3d ago
About the company
Figure is an AI Robotics company autonomous general-purpose humanoid robots. The goal of the company is to ship humanoid robots with human level intelligence. Its robots are engineered to perform a variety of tasks in the home and commercial markets. We are based in North San Jose, CA and require 5 days/week in-office collaboration. It’s time to build.
About the role
We are looking for a Reinforcement Learning Engineer to develop, train, deploy, and evaluate advanced reinforcement learning algorithms for whole body control of our humanoid robot.
Key Responsibilities:
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Develop, train, and deploy reinforcement learning algorithms for whole body control
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Determine the observations, actions, and model types that unlock maximum performance
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Identify and close the most important sim-to-real gaps
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Define, test, and evaluate performance metrics for learned policies
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Harden the control stack to ensure rock solid robustness
Requirements:
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Strong background in dynamics and control, ideally of legged robots
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Experience with reinforcement learning algorithms for robotics: PPO, SAC, etc
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Experience tuning hyperparameters and cost functions for these RL algorithms
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Familiarity with common RL techniques such as: domain randomization, curriculum learning, reward shaping, etc.
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Capable of leading complex controls projects and mentoring junior engineers
Bonus Qualifications:
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Experience with behavior cloning techniques (e.g. distillation)
Benefits
The US base salary range for this full-time position is between $150,000 and $350,000 annually.
The pay offered for this position may vary based on several individual factors, including job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package may also include additional components/benefits depending on the specific role. This information will be shared if an employment offer is extended.