Senior Reinforcement Learning Engineer – Spot Behavior

Senior Staff Reinforcement Learning Engineer – Spot Behavior page is loaded## Senior Staff Reinforcement Learning Engineer – Spot Behavior locations:
Waltham, MAtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted 2 Days Agojob requisition :
R2370
** Reinforcement Learning Engineer
** on the
** Spot Behavior
** team, you will develop and deploy cutting-edge reinforcement learning techniques to expand Spot’s capabilities in dynamic, real-world environments. You’ll work on a multidisciplinary team tackling high-impact mobility challenges—ranging from terrain traversal and balance to complex locomotion behaviors.

This role offers the opportunity to work hands-on with Spot and push the boundaries of legged robot performance.
** Day-to-Day

Activities:

*** Design and deploy reinforcement learning systems to improve Spot’s mobility and robustness.
* Integrate learning-based solutions into Spot’s existing planning and control systems in collaboration with experts across controls, perception, and planning.
* Build and maintain systems that support reliable, scalable, and reproducible RL training.
* Test and debug your work using our in-house fleet of Spot robots.
* Write high-quality, maintainable code in both Python and C++.
* Provide mentorship and technical guidance on ML best practices.
** We are looking for:
*** Master’s degree or higher in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
* 3+ years of experience with a proven track record of deploying models on hardware.
* Proficiency in both Python and C++ programming languages.
* Strong analytical and debugging skills.
* Familiarity with modern deep RL toolkits and architectures.
** Nice to Have:
*** Experience with legged robotics.
* PhD in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

The base pay range for this position is between $154,000 to $212,000 annually. Base pay will depend on multiple individualized factors including, but not limited to internal equity, job related knowledge, skills and experience.  This range represents a good faith estimate of compensation at the time of posting. Boston Dynamics offers a generous Benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401(k), paid time off and a annual bonus structure.  

Additional details regarding these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer for employment.
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