Research Engineer, Atlas Physics Simulation for RL
Boston DynamicsWaltham, Massachusetts, United States
Posted September 9, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
Boston Dynamics builds advanced mobile manipulation robots with remarkable mobility, dexterity perception and agility. We use sensor-based controls and computation to unlock the potential of complex mechanisms. Our world-class development teams develop prototypes for wild new concepts, do build-test-build engineering and field testing and transform successful designs into robot products. Our goal is to change your idea of what robots can do.
Job Description
We are seeking a Research Engineer to join our Atlas Physics Simulation for RL team. As a member of this team, you will work on creating groundbreaking mobile manipulation behaviors for humanoids using physics simulation and reinforcement learning.
Requirements
- MS with 3 years of industry experience or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics, or a related field
- Detailed understanding of physics simulation including contact solvers and mesh representations
- Extensive experience with physics simulation including MuJoCo, IsaacSim and Warp
- Experience with rendering pipelines to create photorealistic synthetic images
- Strong foundation in Python, C++ and modern numerical frameworks (e.g., PyTorch and Jax)
- Experience in algorithm design, debugging, and performance optimization
Benefits
- Collaborative, mission-driven team
- Direct access to cutting-edge robots and infrastructure
- Chance to help define what's possible in real-world robotics