Teleoperations Research Engineer Atlas
Boston Dynamics develops and deploys highly mobile robots and fleet-management software for industrial inspection, warehouse operations, and manufacturing automation.
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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.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will design and evaluate teleoperation interfaces for collecting manipulation and locomotion demonstrations. You will integrate low-latency hardware and software communication systems, analyze demonstration data, improve operator ergonomics and task performance, write C++ and Python code, and support proof-of-concept integrations of teleoperation and learned policies.
Requirements
- 3+ years of industry experience or a PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field
- Experience with real-time control, sensing, and communication systems in robotics
- Python or C++ proficiency
- Analytical and debugging skills
- Communication and collaboration skills
Responsibilities
- Implement and evaluate teleoperation interfaces
- Collect manipulation and locomotion demonstrations for learning-based control
- Integrate and optimize hardware and software for low-latency communication and control
- Analyze demonstration data to improve data efficiency, ergonomics, and task performance
- Write documented, tested, maintainable C++ and Python code
- Support integration of teleoperation and learned policies into demonstrations
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
- Annual bonus structure