HYRBID Contract Job Opportunity based in Redmond, WA.

ON SITE REQUIRED 3X A WEEK.

Pay: $60-$70 Hourly MAX.

THIS IS NOT A C2C (CORP TO CORP) OR SPONSORED JOB OPPORTUNITY. NO OPPORTUNITY FOR SPONSORSHIP.

We are looking for a Research Software Engineer passionate about developing new systems and transforming the latest machine learning models from concepts into reality. In this role you will drive the development of infrastructure for supporting demonstrations and evaluation of Embodied AI systems. This includes creating pipelines for collecting data, running benchmarks, and evaluating embodied AI algorithms. You will be integrating robot systems such as perception, planning, and navigation algorithms into simulation and hardware platforms.

What makes this role interesting? - This role provides the opportunity to work with different robot companies, state of the art machines, top researchers, help develop machine code language models.

Unique Selling Points: Working robots to do things like folding laundry, assembling engines.

• Purpose of the Team: The purpose of this team is AI research team. Teach robots to do new skills. Software and hardware engineers integrate.

• Key projects: This role will contribute to supporting the researchers so they can do their job.

• Typical task breakdown and operating rhythm: The role will consist of 15% meetings, typically starting at 8am PST but occasionally 7am PST if meeting with team members in Europe or China. Collaboration with the team on machine learning, view new models, try it on the robots, writing code, intrastation, note know to improve.

Candidate Requirements

• Years of Experience Required: 2-5 (or 5+ if possible) overall years of experience in the field.

• Degrees or certifications required: Bachelor's degree in computer science or related filed is required to be eligible for this role.

• Best vs. Average: The ideal resume would contain position as a master's degree student where they worked on robots, reinforcement learning, action models. If has a doctorate or partial doctorate is a plus.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop tools to provide fast deployment of novel algorithms in simulation and on hardware.

• Integrate robotic control and perception stacks with simulation frameworks

• Evaluate the performance of novel algorithms on state-of-the-art robotic platforms

• Manage the integration of third-party repositories.

• Run and maintain existing machine learning models.

• Analyze and refine training datasets for robotic and AI applications

• Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in machine learning and related fields.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and deliver high-quality solutions.

Skills:

• Expertise with C++ and Python build and software integration tools (Bazel, CMake, make, etc…)

• Proficiency in Python, C++, or similar and at least one deep learning library such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, etc.

• Comfortable working with a broad range of continuous integration tools (GitHub, Jenkins, TeamCity…) and deployment tools (Ansible…)

• Mastery of Linux, Docker and microservices architecture

• Familiar with Agile and Test driven development principles

• Experience with robotic frameworks such as ROS/ROS2

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer, Electrical, Mechanical or Systems Engineering, or related field AND 2+ years related experience (e.g., robot systems integration or field robotics research)

• Experience performing robotics-focused software product development in simulation, laboratory, and field experiments

• Expertise in data science, algorithms, and software support for mobile (multi-) robot autonomy/AI behaviors, perception, navigation, and networking in different environments (e.g., aerial, maritime, or ground)

THIS IS NOT A C2C (CORP TO CORP) OR SPONSORED JOB OPPORTUNITY. NO OPPORTUNITY FOR SPONSORSHIP.

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Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

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