Full-Time
Robot Simulation Engineer
Confirmed live in the last 24 hours
Develops autonomous humanoid robots for industries
Robotics & Automation
Industrial & Manufacturing
AI & Machine Learning
Junior, Mid, Senior
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Requirements
- Experience with one or multiple physical simulators (e.g. Mujoco, IsaacSim, Drake, Pybullet) and experience in a deployed robotics environment
- Have a deep knowledge of state of the art techniques in physical simulation, including accurate simulation of contact dynamics for robot manipulation and locomotion, as well as photorealistic environmental rendering for perception, localization, and machine learning
- Strong background in API design, designing general purpose code that serves multiple teams
- Thrive in a high pace environment, where solutions are often unclear and require exploration
- Experience generating simulated assets, task definitions, and Gym environments
Responsibilities
- Own physical simulation of the Figure robot, including technical roadmap and use cases
- Evaluate different physical simulation options (commercial or free) and make design trade offs and decisions based on robot requirements
- Design scalable solutions that integrate with Autonomy, Controls, and Testing systems at Figure
- Enable multiple uses of simulation, including: Generating synthetic datasets for machine learning, Tuning physical simulators to bridge sim-to-real gaps in contact-rich environments like manipulation and locomotion, Designing environments, assets, and APIs that cover customer use cases, Supporting simulation studies that inform future robot design
- Develop and use modern software engineering techniques to implement high quality, well-tested software
Figure is a leading AI robotics company known for developing the world's first commercially viable autonomous humanoid robot, Figure 01. This groundbreaking technology, which combines human-like dexterity with advanced AI, is tailored to enhance productivity in sectors such as manufacturing and logistics. Working at Figure offers a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of robotics innovation, contributing to solutions that address critical labor shortages and drive industry progress.
Company Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$845M
Headquarters
Sunnyvale, California
Founded
2022
Growth & Insights
Headcount