At Toyota Research Institute (TRI), we’re on a mission to improve the quality of human life. We’re developing new tools and capabilities to amplify the human experience. To lead this transformative shift in mobility, we’ve built a world-class team advancing the state of the art in AI, robotics, driving, and material sciences.
Contribute to the design of novel robotic systems through software development, including control, perception, planning, with classical and learned methods; applying state-of-the-art methods, or creating new ones as needed.
Enable research into learned models by working with hardware engineers, technicians, and researchers to build and integrate new robotics technologies.
Work with robotics research scientists toward applying and integrating research toward more robust, perceptive, and scalable systems.
Design and integrate creative system solutions; combining actuation, structure, and sensing, as well as new mechanisms and sensory for human-scale manipulation and dexterity.
B.S. or higher in an engineering related field and 6+ years of relevant industry experience.
Strong software engineering skills; very comfortable with working in mixed Python and C++ codebase.
The ability to design and deploy integrated systems that complement and bring to bear advanced software and learning algorithms.
Deep multi-functional understanding of all levels of a robotic system including both hardware and software, with experience operating robots.
Experience with a full-stack approach to robotics, including familiarity with electromechanical systems and actuation, as well as practical software design.
Familiarity with physical/embodied AI methods and training machine-learned policies.
Experience with inter- and in-process communication, parallelism, logging, networking and data systems, and common methods.
Familiarity with classical motion planning and robotic control.
A track record of relevant publications in top international conferences (RSS, NeurIPS, ICML, CoRL, ICRA, IROS, …)
Background or familiarity with some of the following: motion control and actuation, whole-body control, robot teleoperation methods, common communication protocols, research robotic arms/systems, visual perception and depth sensors, machine learning, robotic simulation, force and tactile sensing systems, haptic interfaces.
At Toyota Research Institute (TRI), we’re conducting research to amplify human ability, focusing on making our lives safer and more sustainable. Led by Dr. Gill Pratt, TRI’s team of researchers develops technologies to advance automated driving, energy and materials, human-centered artificial intelligence, human interactive driving, large behavior models, and robotics. We’re dedicated to building a world of “mobility for all” where everyone, regardless of age or ability, can live in harmony with technology to enjoy a better life. Through innovations in AI, we will:
- Develop technology for vehicles and robots to help people enjoy new levels of independence, access, and mobility.
- Bring advanced mobility technology to market faster.
- Discover new materials that will make batteries and hydrogen fuel cells smaller, lighter, less expensive, and more powerful.
Our work is guided by a dedication to safety – in how we research, develop, and validate the performance of vehicle technology to benefit society. As a subsidiary of Toyota, TRI is fueled by a diverse and inclusive community of people who carry invaluable leadership, experience, and ideas from industry-leading companies. Over half of our technical team holds PhD degrees. We’re continually searching for the world’s best talent ‒ people who are ready to define the new world of mobility with us!
We strive to build a company that helps our people thrive, achieve work-life balance, and bring their best selves to work. At TRI, you will have the opportunity to enjoy the best of both worlds ‒ a fun start-up environment with brilliant people who enjoy solving tough problems and the financial backing to successfully achieve our goals. Come work with TRI if you’re interested in transforming mobility through designing safer cars, enabling the elderly to age in place, or designing alternative fuel sources. Start your impossible with us.
