Senior Staff Perception/ML Research Engineer
Boston DynamicsWaltham, Massachusetts, United States
Posted November 25, 2025
173732 - 238882 USD year
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
As a Senior Staff Perception/ML Research Engineer, you will join a small cross-functional group developing robotic perception technologies that will enable our robots to operate safely around people.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience working with perception sensor data, including stereo, LiDAR, radar, ToF, or IR data.
- 5+ years of experience applying ML to perception problems, ideally on embedded systems.
- Deep knowledge of state of the art in related areas including human detection, autonomous vehicle and driver assist systems, and robot safety.
- Experience developing and deploying ML-based perception software for time-sensitive control systems, such as robotics.
- Experience developing specifications for perception systems from high-level product requirements.
- Experience with the full lifecycle of deep learning development, including network design, data management, training, evaluation, hyperparameter search, deployment, and validation.
- Strong communication skills, including ability to author technical documentation and deliver presentations on technical topics.
- History of leading cross-functional technical efforts through planning, technical requirement development, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
- History of working in small, interdisciplinary teams.
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
- Annual bonus structure