As a Robot Learning Engineer at Mana Robotics, you have the unique opportunity to play an integral role in the development of one of the first genuinely capable robotic products designed for household use. From your first day on the job, you will be a significant member of our early core team sitting in the heart of Europe. By implementing cutting-edge approaches in robot learning and motion control you directly contribute to making our product become the most proficient robotic system for cooking food at home. Are you ready to embrace this challenging role, contribute to the construction of a successful robotics company and grow together in the most exciting times we’ve seen in robotics?

🎯 Your Contribution

• Validate and Implement state-of-the-art robot learning approaches, for example Diffusion Policy Learning and Reinforcement Learning.
• Iteratively design and implement setups for efficient teaching of robot learning models together with a team of engineers of different backgrounds.
• Integrate your models with our robot control APIs, ROS2 and other tools.
• Set up simulation with Isaac Sim / Nvidia Omniverse.
• Investigate and evaluate the latest AI approaches in robotics.
• Continuously optimize and enhance our robots abilities in regards to performance, quality and skills.
• Contribute significantly to groundbreaking developments in the applied (home) robotics field.

💪 Your Profile

• A minimum of 3 years of work experience in the field of Robotics or Machine Learning or a PhD in Robot Learning, Autonomous Systems, Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Motion Control or similar.
• A degree in Robotics, Autonomous Systems, Machine Learning, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Experience with ROS2, MoveIt2, Drake or Omniverse Isaac Sim for simulation and robotic system development is a plus.
• Determination to achieve something significant with a small team in a very specific niche, that outperforms solutions of very well established big tech players.
• A genuine passion for new technologies and the robotics industry.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive mindset.
• A "Can-Do Attitude" and a candid approach to mistakes.
• Team spirit and excellent communication skills.
• Fluency in both written and spoken English.
• Willingness to relocate to Dresden, Germany, to work hand in hand with our core team.