Reality Labs Research at Meta is seeking a Robotics Research Scientist to advance the state-of-the-art in robotic architectures, in-hand manipulation, and tactile/multimodal sensing and perception.
Requirements
- Research experience in at least one of the following research areas: robotics, dexterous manipulation, control theory, optimization algorithms, representation learning, self-supervised learning, multimodal learning, vision-language-action (VLA) models, reinforcement learning, imitation learning, robotics policy development, computer vision, egocentric perception, embodied AI and/or LLMs
- Experience in C/C++ and Python and deep learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow)
- Experience with research and development of humanoid robots
- Experience with embedded systems and communication protocols
- Experience with robotics frameworks such as Robot Operation System (ROS), along with experience working with robotic simulations and real-world robots
- Experience bringing-up and debugging prototype/scientific software-hardware systems (e.g., robotics platforms, multi-camera sensing/tracking solutions, wearable sensing systems)
Responsibilities
- Explore forward-looking ways and novel robotic architectures to advance dynamic in-hand manipulation, generalizable dexterous and functional manipulation (rigid to deformable objects in-hand to against the environment)
- Research novel sensors, robotic systems architectures, planning and control algorithms that involve tactile and multimodal vision and perception, dexterous manipulation and collision avoidance
- Develop machine learning models and end-to-end applications for robotics, dexterous manipulation, and contextual understanding
- Invent novel paradigms for robotics sensing and intelligence, leveraging a variety of sensing and machine perception modalities (images, video, audio, tactile, etc.)
- Develop efficient models deployable to robotic systems, integrate research into full system-level robotic prototypes
Other
- Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment
- Experience working and communicating cross-functionally in a team environment
