Applied Researcher, Dexterous Manipulation

Your New Role and Team

Sanctuary AI–a multi award-winning LinkedIn Top Startup company–is seeking an exceptional Applied Researcher, Dexterous Manipulation to join our team in engineering and innovating unique robotic manipulation tasks.

As an Applied Researcher, you'll be responsible for selecting the most promising state of the art (SOTA) approaches, designing training and data-collection pipelines, supervising the process of testing these algorithms in simulation, and deploying them to our robots in real-world settings. With access to in-house robots with dexterous hands, you'll also have a unique opportunity for impactful work with new haptic and proprioceptive sensing modalities.

Success Criteria

Design, implement, and improve state of the art Reinforcement Learning (RL) and Imitation Learning (IL) algorithms and test them in real-world settings

Keep up to date with SOTA RL/IL methodologies and robotics

Identify, communicate, and drive promising research directions to the team

Find ways of improving existing implementations of RL/IL learning pipelines with regards to standard metrics such as sample efficiency, speed, computational resource usage, and scalability

Design RL/IL training and data-collection pipelines to facilitate fast deployment on physical robots

Work with a multidisciplinary team to develop novel algorithms and investigate sources of errors with existing implementations

Your Experience

Qualifications

PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Applied Math, or equivalent work experience in ML

3+ years' experience implementing and deploying (dexterous) robotic manipulation tasks in simulation and on physical robots

Proven expertise in sim-to-real transfer

Experience taking ML R&D and trained models into production

Hands-on experience integrating ML models onto a robotics platform

Experience with computer vision systems

Publications in leading AI conferences such as ICRA, IROS and CORL

Skills

Extensive knowledge of Reinforcement Learning and Imitation Learning principles and use

Development with Python 3.8 or later

Working knowledge of PyTorch and/or TensorFlow

Familiarity with ROS2

Experience with Atlassian tools; Jira, Confluence, or equivalent i.e. GitLab

Traits

Above all else, a consistently positive attitude and a willingness to do whatever it takes to create robust solutions to complex problems

Strong leadership skills in organizing R&D work for ML projects

Eager to take on new challenges with tenacity and positivity

Patience, persistence, and attention to detail when resolving performance issues

Enthusiasm for bringing human-like intelligence to machines

Ability to drive development of new functionalities from concept to production

Ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast paced environment

Working at Sanctuary AI

Sanctuary AI is an equal opportunity employer; employment with Sanctuary AI is governed based on skills, competence, and qualifications and will not be influenced in any way by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status. In 2023, Sanctuary AI moved into a state-of-the-art office facility and has been recognized by LinkedIn as a Top Startup company.

Benefits

Full time (non co-op) employees enjoy medical/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, wellness programs, stock options, paid time off (3 weeks vacation accrued annually, paid statutory holidays, paid statutory sick leave, and statutory parental leave), scheduling and worksite flexibility by role, and more.

About Sanctuary AI

Founded in 2018 by Geordie Rose, Olivia Norton, and Ajay Agrawal, Sanctuary AI is a Vancouver, Canada-based company. Sanctuary AI is on a mission to create the world’s first human-like intelligence in general-purpose robots that will help us work more safely, efficiently, and sustainably. And in the not-too-distant future, help us explore, settle, and prosper in outer space.

Members of the Sanctuary AI team founded D-Wave (a pioneer in the quantum computing industry), Kindred (first use of reinforcement learning in a production robot), and the Creative Destruction Lab (pioneered a revolutionary method for the commercialization of science for the betterment of humankind). The team has experience launching market-defining innovations rooted in previously unsolved and deep scientific problems.

Recruiting & Employment Agency Notice:

Recruitment and hiring is conducted internally by Sanctuary AI. We are not seeking or soliciting any new agency partnerships or agreements at this time. Any employment agency or professional recruiter (“Agency”) that provides an unsolicited resume(s) or otherwise presents a prospective job candidate through the Sanctuary AI career site or directly to any Sanctuary AI employee, irrevocably grants to Sanctuary AI the unrestricted right to engage, hire, or contract with that candidate at Sanctuary AI's sole discretion without any compensation to the Agency. We appreciate your interest in working together, and should the need arise our Talent Acquisition team will contact any external firms directly.

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