We are a pioneering robotics research lab focused on embodied foundational models and real-world problem-solving. Our work is focused in the area of foundation models for robot manipulation. Be part of a team that’s revolutionizing the future of robotics.
As a Research Engineer on our team, you’ll have the opportunity to work on research problems that can improve and contribute to the development and deployment of robotics foundation models Your responsibilities in this position will include:
Collaborating with researchers on cutting-edge research projects
Maintaining and ensuring the correct functioning of robotics hardware
Overseeing data engineering efforts
Building and maintaining our software stack for
Deployment and evaluation of control policies on real-hardware
Simulation
Robot teleoperation and data collection
Technical skills
Strong software engineering skills, specifically
You have one or more successful large software projects under your belt
You can pick up new tools and frameworks quickly
2+ years of software and/or robotics engineering experience in an industrial or applied research environment
Proficient in one or more the following programming languages: Python, C++
Familiar with Linux
Experience with one or more of the following is a plus:
Working with real-robots and sensors
Deployment of ML models on real hardware
Processing and managing large-scale datasets
ROS
Building simulation environments for model evaluation and training
Deep Learning frameworks and libraries such as Pytorch and JAX
Soft skills
Ability to collaborate and work in a team
Strong ability to make independent decisions
Proficiency in English and excellent communication skills
An opportunity to work on cutting-edge research in Robot Learning (e.g. SPEAR-1)
Be part of the next big step for Artificial Intelligence - building physical intelligence
A dynamic and fast-paced work environment in which you will collaborate with an international team of researchers
Work on challenging and interesting large-scale projects
INSAIT’s mission is to transform the world through excellence in science, research, and education. At INSAIT, we believe an immersive and inspiring environment, which encourages human creativity, curiosity-driven exploration, and freedom of thought, is paramount to shaping the true thought leaders of tomorrow who invent stunning technologies that change the world and capture human imagination.
To fulfill its mission, INSAIT is created in partnership with Switzerland’s ETH Zurich and EPFL, two of the world’s best technical universities, and is closely advised and supervised by top academics from some of the most elite U.S., European, and Israeli universities and research labs.
INSAIT’s sole focus is on scientific excellence: conducting world-class research, attracting outstanding international scientists, and training the next-generation of graduate and undergraduate students.
INSAIT is expected to have transformational effects on society and economy at large: attracting high-quality diverse talent to the region, preventing brain drain, creating new state-of-the-art educational programs, pushing towards a more product-driven economy by inventing high-valued intellectual property (IP), enabling deep research-guided technological companies, attracting big technology companies, and many more.
