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Our flagship humanoid robot, Apollo, is built to collaborate thoughtfully with people, starting with critical industries such as manufacturing and logistics, with future applications in healthcare, the home, and beyond.\nWe operate at the cutting edge of Applied AI, applying our expertise across the full robotics stack to solve some of society's most important problems. You will join a team dedicated to bringing Apollo to market at scale, tackling the complex challenges like safety, commercialization, and mass production to change the world for the better.\nJOB SUMMARY\nThe Software Engineer - Dexterous Manipulation is a core contributor to our robots' ability to interact with the world with human-like precision. You will implement, tune, and deploy reinforcement learning and related learning-based control for high-DOF, multi-fingered robotic hands-translating state-of-the-art research (reinforcement / imitation learning, teleoperation retargeting) into reliable, production-grade software that runs in both simulation and on physical hardware. Working across simulation, hardware, and systems teams, you will get complex manipulation tasks working robustly on real robots.\nESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES or KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES\nImplement and tune control algorithms for multi-fingered hands-grasping, in-hand manipulation, and tactile-feedback integration.\nDevelop and maintain manipulation software with low-latency, reliable execution inside the real-time controls stack.\nTranslate state-of-the-art methods (RL / imitation policies, human-to-robot motion retargeting) into production-grade C++/Python.\nBuild and refine sim-to-real pipelines-hand models, domain randomization, and validation in IsaacSim / MuJoCo / Drake.\nDeploy and debug manipulation capabilities on physical robots; diagnose sensor-noise, latency, and calibration issues.\nCollaborate with hardware and systems engineers, feeding back on hand performance and sensor/actuator requirements.\nUphold code quality through rigorous testing, documentation, and peer review.\nSKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS\nDexterous manipulation experience: multi-fingered grasping, in-hand manipulation, and high-DOF hand control.\nReinforcement learning for robotic control-reward design, training, and debugging-ideally applied to dexterous manipulation (imitation learning and diffusion policies a plus).\nStrong Python and working C++ for real-time robotic software.\nHands-on experience training and validating policies in a physics simulator (IsaacSim, MuJoCo, or Drake).\nRobotics fundamentals: kinematics, dynamics, and Jacobian-based control.\nA track record of getting algorithms working on physical hardware, not simulation alone.\nNice to have: teleoperation (VR/haptic) and retargeting, tactile-sensing integration, computer vision (6D pose / point clouds), and end-effector bring-up & calibration.\nEDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE\nBS/MS/PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field. \n3+ years of relevant experience in robotic manipulation or complex motion control (recent PhD graduates considered).\nEvidence of taking complex algorithms from research / simulation to successful deployment on physical hardware.\nPHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS\nProlonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer \nMust be able to lift 15 pounds at times\nVision to read printed materials and a computer screen\nHearing and speech to communicate \n*This is a direct hire. 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