Research Engineer @ Sanctuary AI

INACTIVE

Full-Time

Research Engineer

Posted on 7/19/2023

Sanctuary AI

51-200 employees

Human-like intelligence general-purpose robotics

Robotics & Automation

Industrial & Manufacturing

AI & Machine Learning

Mid, Senior

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Required Skills

Python

Atlassian

Tensorflow

Git

Data Structures & Algorithms

Pytorch

Confluence

Requirements

Gain cutting edge career experience as you design, develop, document and deploy motion planning systems that support intelligent control systems for state of the art robots
Expand your research experience as you implement tools that enable advancements in robotics motion planning and artificial intelligence
Achieve company-wide visibility as you write, debug, maintain, and document code that will be part of our platform for the world's first human-like intelligence in general-purpose robots
Your Experience
Qualifications
Master's/PhD in Computer Science, Controls, or equivalent work experience
Direct experience in path and motion planning as well as optimization (4+ years) with at least one publication in this area
Direct experience with motion planning in high DOF (>6) systems
Direct experience with path planning systems
Experience working on complex engineering problems as part of a team
Skills
5+ years Development experience with Python and C++
Working knowledge of PyTorch and/or TensorFlow
Experience with Atlassian tools; Jira, GitLab, Confluence
Experience with Motion Planning Libraries OMPL or MoveIt
Familiarity with Path Planning Algorithms
Traits
The successful candidate will be a proponent of individual personal responsibility for themselves and their teammates
Above all else, a consistently positive attitude and a willingness to do whatever it takes to create robust solutions to complex problems
Eager to take on new challenges with tenacity and positivity
Patience, persistence, and attention to detail when resolving performance issues
Enthusiasm for bringing human-like intelligence to machines

Responsibilities

Sanctuary is looking for an exceptional Research Engineer specialized in Path and/or Motion Planning to help develop systems that support the development of embodied human-like intelligence
A successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on or with state of the art software systems, tackling challenges that include abstracting robot platforms for development and production, data and signals processing, the development of simulated environments, and various levels of control systems

Your New Role and Team

Sanctuary is looking for an exceptional Research Engineer specialized in Path and/or Motion Planning to help develop systems that support the development of embodied human-like intelligence.

A successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on or with state of the art software systems, tackling challenges that include abstracting robot platforms for development and production, data and signals processing, the development of simulated environments, and various levels of control systems.

Our Success Criteria

Gain cutting edge career experience as you design, develop, document and deploy motion planning systems that support intelligent control systems for state of the art robots
Expand your research experience as you implement tools that enable advancements in robotics motion planning and artificial intelligence
Achieve company-wide visibility as you write, debug, maintain, and document code that will be part of our platform for the world’s first human-like intelligence in general-purpose robots

Your Experience

Qualifications

Master’s/PhD in Computer Science, Controls, or equivalent work experience
Direct experience in path and motion planning as well as optimization (4+ years) with at least one publication in this area
Direct experience with motion planning in high DOF (>6) systems
Direct experience with path planning systems
Experience working on complex engineering problems as part of a team

Skills

5+ years Development experience with Python and C++
Working knowledge of PyTorch and/or TensorFlow
Experience with Atlassian tools; Jira, GitLab, Confluence
Experience with Motion Planning Libraries OMPL or MoveIt
Familiarity with Path Planning Algorithms

Traits

The successful candidate will be a proponent of individual personal responsibility for themselves and their teammates
Above all else, a consistently positive attitude and a willingness to do whatever it takes to create robust solutions to complex problems
Eager to take on new challenges with tenacity and positivity
Patience, persistence, and attention to detail when resolving performance issues
Enthusiasm for bringing human-like intelligence to machines

Please do not submit any information that is confidential to you or any third party. By submitting an application, you acknowledge and agree that your application does not contain any information that is confidential to you or any third party.

Working at Sanctuary

Sanctuary is an equal opportunity employer; employment with Sanctuary is governed based on skills, competence, and qualifications and will not be influenced in any way by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.

Benefits

Full time (non co-op) employees enjoy medical/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, wellness programs, stock options, paid time off (3 weeks vacation accrued annually, 12 paid holidays, 5 days of annual sick leave, and parental leave), scheduling and worksite flexibility by role, and more.

About Sanctuary

Founded in 2018 by Geordie Rose, Suzanne Gildert, Olivia Norton, and Ajay Agrawal, Sanctuary is a Vancouver, Canada-based company. Sanctuary is on a mission to create the world’s first human-like intelligence in general-purpose robots that will help us work more safely, efficiently, and sustainably. And in the not-too-distant future, help us explore, settle, and prosper in outer space.

Members of the Sanctuary team founded D-Wave (a pioneer in the quantum computing industry), Kindred (first use of reinforcement learning in a production robot), and the Creative Destruction Lab (pioneered a revolutionary method for the commercialization of science for the betterment of humankind). The team has experience launching market-defining innovations rooted in previously unsolved and deep scientific problems.

Recruiting & Employment Agency Notice:

Recruitment and hiring is conducted internally by Sanctuary. We are not seeking or soliciting any new agency partnerships or agreements at this time. Any employment agency or professional recruiter (“Agency”) that provides an unsolicited resume(s) or otherwise presents a prospective job candidate through the Sanctuary career site or directly to any Sanctuary employee, irrevocably grants to Sanctuary the unrestricted right to engage, hire, or contract with that candidate at Sanctuary’s sole discretion without any compensation to the Agency. We appreciate your interest in working together, and should the need arise our Talent Acquisition team will contact any external firms directly.

Sanctuary AI

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Sanctuary’s mission is to create the world’s first human-like intelligence in general-purpose robots that will help us work more safely, efficiently, and sustainably. The company is committed to augmenting human creativity and has experience launching market-defining innovations rooted previously unsolved and deep scientific problems. Sanctuary hopes in the not-too-distant future, robots will help us explore, and prosper in outer space.

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$93.8M

Headquarters

Vancouver, Canada

Founded

2018

Growth & Insights

Headcount

6 month growth

↑ 2%

1 year growth

↑ 35%

2 year growth

↑ 144%

Benefits

Medical, dental, & vision insurance

Wellness programs

Stock options

PTO

Schedule flexibility

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