Research Engineer, 1X

Robotic Learning

$179.9-250k

Python

Mid and Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

5 days a week in office (Palo Alto, CA)

General purpose androids

Job no longer available

General purpose androids

201-500 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceManufacturingRobotics

Job no longer available

$179.9-250k

Python

Mid and Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

5 days a week in office (Palo Alto, CA)

201-500 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceManufacturingRobotics

Company mission

To design androids that work alongside people, to meet the world’s labor demands and build an abundant society.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Master’s degree or foreign degree equivalent in Computer Science or equivalent or related field
(3) years of experience in the job offered or related role
Writing software to control robots for inverse kinematics, control regimes, camera calibration and linear algebra
Machine Learning, training neural networks to automate various tasks using humanoid robots
Coding and Software Engineering, training neural networks
Writing Python programming; GPU programming, Computer Vision, and Deep Learning
Open-ended research, Natural Language Processing, and Linear Algebra

What the job involves

Train machine learning models for robotic navigation, manipulation, and locomotion
Implement infrastructure to scale up the data engine’s ability to train on more data and more compute
Develop algorithmic advances to improve our models' sample efficiency and generalization capability
Work with the data collection team to improve their efficiency and evaluation processes
Interview hiring candidates for the AI team
Working with the software team to improve calibration and timing correctness of the robotics stack
Speeding up the data loader to increase training speeds
Implement data inspection tools to interpret AI models better

Application process

Introductions - interviews to learn more about you and talk about 1X and the role
Interview with a member of the Talent Acquisition team
Hiring manager / senior team member / technical interview
Team interviews - technical interviews and deep-dives with team members. May include a take home challenge, presentation or problem-solving exercise
Technical deep-dive conversation with a team member
Onsite interviews with team members
Final stages - you move to the final round
Expectation management with the hiring manager
We will conduct reference checks
Job offer conversation
Depending on the role and your background, additional interviews may be added. You are also welcome to request additional conversations with anyone you would like to meet, but didn’t get to meet during the interview process
Target start date: immediately

Our take

The field of robotics has advanced massively in the last few years, to the point where androids no longer belong to the realm of science fiction. 1X, formerly known as Halodi Robotics, is developing androids capable of human-like movement and behaviour, to employ in workplaces across the globe.

1X's flagship model, EVE, boasts front and rear optics, wheeled navigation and gripper-hands. The android is strong enough to move shipments but gentle enough to handle fragile items, making it ideal for work in retail storerooms or distribution centers. In addition, it is able to open doors and take elevators, and its AI mind grants it heightened navigation abilities, meaning it is simple to fit into workplaces without making large adjustments.

With significant funding at its back, the company is now looking to scale up its manufacture of EVE androids, as well as accelerate the production of its second-gen bipedal android model NEO which is described as an "intelligent android assistant". Though the adoption of working androids is still in its early stages, 1X has certainly made a splash in the space and may well be one to watch as it takes its place in shaping the future of robotics.

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Insights

104% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.5)

Company

Company HQ

Alviso, San Jose, CA

Leadership

Bernt Øivind Børnich

(CEO & Robotics Engineer)

Has worked as a Senior Development Engineer for Data Respons, Senior Consultant for Inmeta Crayon, and System Developer for Bring Dialogue.

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