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Boston Dynamics is an engineering company that specializes in building dynamic robots and software for human simulation. It is a sub-organization of Hyundai Motor Company. Founded in 1992, the ...

Senior Sales Executive

Waltham, MA ยท On-site

$118K - $131K/yr

... software for high-performance robots equipped with perception, navigation, and intelligence. Boston Dynamics has an extraordinary and fast-growing technical team of engineers and scientists who ...

Robotics Technician V

Waltham, MA ยท On-site

$40.44 - $48/hr

Boston Dynamics is seeking an R&D Robotics Technician. You will be a part of a small, fast-moving ... Creates test plans and procedures with little engineering guidance. Performs a critical role by ...

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Research Scientist, Reinforcement Learning - Atlas

Research Scientist, Reinforcement Learning - Atlas

Boston Dynamics

Waltham, MA โ€ข On-site

Full-time

Posted 15 days ago


Job description

Job Summary:
Boston Dynamics is pushing the boundaries of what advanced humanoid robots can do in the real world, and they are seeking a curious, driven Research Scientist to develop cutting-edge reinforcement learning solutions. The role involves designing, training, and deploying RL policies for complex tasks in unstructured environments while collaborating with a world-class team of roboticists.
Responsibilities:
โ€ข Design, implement, and train reinforcement learning algorithms for challenging whole-body mobile manipulation and bimanual manipulation tasks.
โ€ข Develop high-quality Python and C++ code that is tested, documented, and production-ready.
โ€ข Build and leverage high-fidelity simulation environments (e.g., Isaac Sim, MuJoCo) to validate RL policies before deploying on hardware.
โ€ข Integrate learned policies with Atlasโ€™s control and software stack through close collaboration with controls and platform teams.
โ€ข Deploy, debug, and iterate policies directly on real Atlas hardware through hands-on experimentation.
โ€ข Participate in design reviews, experimental planning, and team-wide research direction.
Qualifications:
Required:
โ€ข MS or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics, or a related field.
โ€ข Strong experience training and deploying RL policies for complex behaviors in robots or simulated agents.
โ€ข Proficiency with modern ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, RLlib).
โ€ข Strong foundations in algorithms, debugging, performance optimization, and robotics fundamentals (kinematics, dynamics).
โ€ข Excellent Python and C++ programming skills and experience contributing to production-scale software.
Preferred:
โ€ข PhD or equivalent research experience in reinforcement learning or robotic manipulation.
โ€ข Experience deploying RL policies on physical robots.
โ€ข Experience developing locomotion, bimanual manipulation, or whole-body control behaviors.
โ€ข Contributions to large software projects or open-source ML/robotics frameworks.
โ€ข Publications in top-tier robotics or ML conferences (e.g., CoRL, RSS, ICRA, NeurIPS).
Company:
Boston Dynamics is an engineering company that specializes in building dynamic robots and software for human simulation. It is a sub-organization of Hyundai Motor Company. Founded in 1992, the company is headquartered in Waltham, USA, with a team of 501-1000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.