Research Engineer, Robotics - Roboticist
The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence · Posted Nov 6, 2026
- Seattle, Washington, United States
- On-site
- Full-time · Mid
- $129K–$193K per year
- 3+ years
- Visa sponsorship
Own the control stack on physical robots, design and build hardware, and develop interfaces for learned policies.
Compensation
Our base salary range is $128,880 - $193,320, and in addition we have generous bonus plans to provide a competitive compensation package.
Responsibilities
- Own the real-time control stack for torque-controlled arms, hands and humanoids
- Bring up, tune and stabilize whole-body controllers for humanoids and bimanual systems
- Lead the setup, calibration, maintenance and tuning of robots
- Diagnose stability, latency and contact problems across hardware and firmware
- Design and build hardware such as end-effectors, fixtures and test rigs
Requirements
- Master’s in robotics, control or related field
- PhD in robotics, control or related field
- Bachelor’s with 3+ years of industry experience
- Nice to have: humanoid whole-body control on hardware
- Nice to have: Unitree platforms (G1, H1)