Overview
In this role you help push autonomous dexterous manipulation through reinforcement learning at RIVR, an Amazon-backed robotics company. You will work across simulated and real-world data to tackle contact-rich manipulation challenges in dynamic environments. You’ll translate multimodal sensor input into precise motor commands, shaping capabilities for last-mile delivery robots. This position blends cutting-edge AI with practical robotics to deliver scalable, real-world impact.
Verantwortungsbereiche
- Develop reinforcement learning algorithms for contact-rich dexterous manipulation
- Integrate vision, depth, tactile, and proprioceptive data into control policies
- Design and test solutions for real-world manipulation tasks (e.g., hand-offs, door handles)
- Collaborate with the foundation model team to leverage simulated and real-world data
Zentrale Anforderungen
- Strong background in robotic manipulation, dynamics, grasp synthesis, trajectory optimization
- PhD experience is advantageous but not required with equivalent research experience
- Deep learning fundamentals (supervised, self-supervised) and reinforcement learning (MDPs, policy optimization, model-based vs model-free, exploration-exploitation)
- Experience deploying neural networks on hardware; production-level C++ and prototyping in Python
- collaboration with cross-functional teams
- strong communication of complex ideas
- problem solving in uncertain, real-world settings
- reinforcement learning
- deep learning
- robotic manipulation
(Senior) AI Engineer - Reinforcement Learning Manipulation in Zürich Arbeitgeber: Rivr
RIVR, ein Teil von Amazon, ist ein innovativer Arbeitgeber, der seinen Mitarbeitern die Möglichkeit bietet, an der Spitze der Robotik und künstlichen Intelligenz zu arbeiten. Mit einem dynamischen Arbeitsumfeld, das Kreativität und Zusammenarbeit fördert, profitieren Mitarbeiter von umfangreichen Wachstums- und Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten sowie von einer inklusiven Unternehmenskultur, die Vielfalt schätzt. Die Lage in Zürich ermöglicht es den Mitarbeitern, in einer lebendigen Stadt zu leben und zu arbeiten, die für ihre Innovationskraft bekannt ist.
