Robotics Engineering Jobs in Washington, DC (NOW HIRING)

Job#: 3038145
Job Description:
Apex Systems is looking for a Robotics Expert to support our client's practice!
Role Overview
Senior (10+ year's experience) Humanoid Robotics Engineering Luminary to advise on and drive the design, development, integration, and scaling of next-generation humanoid robotic systems. This leader will guide multidisciplinary teams across AI, controls, mechatronics, autonomy, and simulation to delivery robust, human-interactive embodied AI platforms.
Key Responsibilities
Robotics System Leadership
Lead end-to-end development of humanoid locomotion, manipulation, and perception systems.
Architect and oversee whole-body control frameworks, robot motion models, sensor models, and multi-modal perception stacks.
Direct the design, integration, and validation of hardware subsystems (actuation, sensors, embedded systems).
Establish engineering rigor across algorithms, simulations, and hardware testing.
AI & Embodied Intelligence Integration
Integrate reinforcement learning, imitation learning, and foundation-model-based control into humanoid platforms.
Drive vision-language-action (VLA) model alignment with real-world tasks.
Oversee simulation-to-real transfer workflows, performance benchmarking, and autonomy-policy deployment.
Technical Execution & Quality
Ensure high-fidelity modeling and full robot simulation capability, including digital-twin environments.
Lead sensor-fusion, SLAM, state-estimation, and navigation algorithm development.
Oversee ROS/ROS2, C++, and Python robotic-software development lifecycles.
Apply advanced debugging, profiling, and optimization of real-time robot code
Minimum Qualifications
Consultants must be able and willing to work in a hybrid environment in the Washington DC area, and be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship as a .
Experience: 10+ years experience with the following:
Technical Expertise
Advanced knowledge of robotics engineering: kinematics, dynamics, control theory, statistics, state estimation, motion planning, mapping, navigation.
Experience with whole-body control, locomotion systems, or manipulation.
Experience with multi-sensor fusion (vision, IMUs, force/torque, depth).
Experience with reinforcement learning or robot foundation models.
Experience with high-fidelity simulation (e.g., Gazebo, Isaac Sim, MuJoCo).
Fluency in C++, Python, and ROS/ROS2.
Leadership & Delivery
Ability to lead robotics engineering tasks within larger program scopes.
Experience managing cross-functional engineering teams.
Ability to translate research concepts into deployable systems.
Strong communication skills in technical and executive contexts.
Nice to Have Skills
PhD or MS in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields.
Experience with humanoid robots, legged locomotion, or large-scale embodied AI systems.
Experience deploying robots in unstructured or human-interactive environments.
Publications, patents, or open-source contributions in robotics.
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