Multiply Labs · 2 months ago
Senior / Staff Robotics Research Scientist - Dexterous & Mobile Manipulation
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$160K/yr - $210K/yr
5+ years expMultiply Labs is a cutting-edge startup based in San Francisco, California, focused on revolutionizing the manufacturing of cell therapies through advanced robotic systems. They are seeking a Senior Robotics Research Scientist specializing in dexterous and mobile manipulation to develop intelligent robotic systems and contribute to life-saving therapies at scale.
Industrial AutomationManufacturingPersonal HealthPharmaceuticalRobotics
Responsibilities
Research focused on advancing robotic manipulation systems by developing exciting new ideas and providing solutions to complex problems
Collaborate on publications to be submitted at worldwide conferences
Working with fellow researchers and engineers to develop prototypes
Apply yours and others’ research to real world problems
Qualification
Required
MS or PhD in a robotics-relevant field
5+ years of experience in research and development
A strong theoretical and practical understanding of modern approaches for robotic manipulation, which might include imitation learning, reinforcement learning, and vision-language-action (VLA) models
High proficiency with Python and deep learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch)
Experience collaborating in large and complex code bases
Experience with modern robotics simulation environments designed for ML (e.g., Isaac Sim, MuJoCo, PyBullet)
A track record of deploying onto physical robot hardware, especially high-degree-of-freedom manipulators or humanoids
Proven track record of publications in top-tier conferences and journals in Machine Learning, Robotics, or related fields
Robotics: ICRA, IROS, CoRL, RSS, TRO, IJRR, etc
Computer vision: CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, etc
Machine Learning: NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, etc
Preferred
Experience with planning algorithms (A, RRT, PRM, etc)
Experience with controller design (linear/nonlinear/optimal/robust/adaptive control, LQR, DDP, MPC, etc)
Experience with optimization techniques (linear/quadratic/semidefinite/nonlinear optimization, etc)
Experience with dynamics modeling (linear, nonlinear, Euler-Lagrange, Newton-Euler, Featherstone, etc)
Experience with partial sensing (POMDPs, Kalman filters, particle filters, etc)
Experience with task planning (TAMP, STRIPS, MDPs, etc)
Experience with robotics toolkits (ROS/ROS2, OpenRAVE, MoveIt!, etc)
Benefits
401K with 4% company match
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Partial Health Insurance for Child Dependents
HSA or FSA
Twice weekly catered lunch (for team members in SF office)
Pre-tax Commuter Benefit
10 Paid Holidays
Flexible PTO
Paid Parental Leave
Company
Multiply Labs
Multiply Labs deploys advanced robotics technology to manufacture personalized pharmaceutical capsules.
11-50 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$22.7MKey Investors
Casdin CapitalP101Y Combinator
2021-04-14Series A· $20M
2017-05-02Seed· $2.7M
2016-10-04Seed
Leadership Team
Fred Parietti
Co-Founder and CEO
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