Atlas Research Engineer SLAM and Spatial AI
Boston Dynamics develops and deploys highly mobile robots and fleet-management software for industrial inspection, warehouse operations, and manufacturing automation.
Funding history
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About Boston Dynamics
Boston Dynamics, Inc. is a Waltham, Massachusetts robotics company developing commercial mobile robots. Its current portfolio includes the Spot quadruped, Stretch warehouse robot, Atlas humanoid robot, and Orbit fleet-orchestration software.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will design real-time SLAM and perception-based state estimation for humanoid robots and data-collection devices. You will build offline 3D reconstruction pipelines, research spatial AI and language-grounded 3D reasoning, combine geometric and learned methods, and write production-quality C++ and Python code.
Requirements
- PhD in Robotics, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- Experience building and deploying SLAM, visual odometry, or 3D reconstruction systems
- Background in SLAM, visual-inertial odometry, state estimation, 3D reconstruction, sensor fusion, or spatial representations
- Foundation in geometric-perception mathematics
- C++ and Python development skills
Responsibilities
- Design and implement real-time SLAM and perception-based state estimation
- Build offline 3D reconstruction pipelines
- Research integration of VLA and VLM models with 3D spatial perception
- Combine classical geometric methods with learned approaches
- Write maintainable C++ and Python code
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
- Annual bonus structure