One Autonomy for All Robots. Field-proven embodied AI software that is finally unlocking the full potential of mobile robots in the real world. Backed by Khosla.
About the role
Design, implement, and evaluate humanoid manipulation and loco-manipulation behaviors on real hardware Integrate perception, planning, control, grasping, whole-body coordination, and task execution into deployable robot workflows
What they're looking for
- Hands-on experience with robotic manipulation, humanoids, mobile manipulation, dexterous hands, or contact-rich robotics — must include physical hardware, simulation-only backgrounds will not be considered
- Strong foundation in kinematics, dynamics, motion planning, control, and real robot experimentation
- Experience with C++, Python, ROS/ROS2, and Linux in a real robotics codebase
- Demonstrated ability to iterate quickly from experiment to working behavior on physical hardware, comfortable running daily hardware experiments, analyzing failures, and adapting approach in real-time
- Background appropriate for a junior-to-mid engineer, fresh MS and PhD graduates welcome
More about this role
FieldAI ’s Irvine team is where embodied AI meets real robots, real sensors, and real field deployments. Based in the heart of Southern California’s robotics ecosystem, we build risk-aware, reliable, field-ready AI systems that solve the hardest problems in robotics and unlock the full potential of embodied intelligence. If you want your work to ship, get tested on hardware, and improve through real deployments, Irvine is the place. We go beyond typical data-driven approaches or pure transformer-only architectures, combining rigorous engineering with learning systems proven in globally deployed solutions that deliver results today and get better every time our robots run in the field.
The Humanoid Engineer, Manipulation will develop, integrate, test, and improve manipulation capabilities on humanoid robots. This role sits at the intersection of robot learning, controls, perception, teleoperation, and field deployment. The engineer will translate manipulation research into robust capabilities that work on physical humanoid platforms and improve through real-world testing.
Design, implement, and evaluate humanoid manipulation and loco-manipulation behaviors on real...
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