Robotics Research Engineer Job at Meta (Redmond)

Research Engineer- Senior Research Engineer

We are looking for a Senior Research Engineer to join our Automation team based ...

Location

United Kingdom , Coventry

Salary:

Not provided

Manufacturing Technology Centre

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

An Automation Engineering degree or equivalent qualification
Experience in automation control systems
Experience with ethernet based and field bus networks
Experience in IEC PLC programming languages
Experience with multiple PLC vendor platforms to include Siemens or Beckhoff
Experience with HMI and SCADA applications
Structured approach to identifying and solving problems
Self-motivated and a self-starter, with the ability to work autonomously to meet deadlines, budgets and quality expectations, both within a team, or independently
Experience working where subsequent adherence to associated process and policy is critical to maintain customer confidentiality
Pragmatic hands-on experience, providing problem solving approach and who is willing to physically participate in completion of work when required

Job Responsibility

To lead project technical deliverables, taking ownership to ensure work meets or exceeds agreed customer requirements, and is delivered within agreed budgets and timescales
Lead Technical Governance for project deliverables within the area of expertise, ensuring adherence to and championing MTC best practices
Proactive approach in defining and leading a mentoring strategy for the Automation team
Proactive approach in the identification, technical specification, and delivery of new and novel technology capability into the MTC, undertaking innovative Engineering research work focused primarily on technology/manufacturing readiness levels (TRL/MRL) 3+

What we offer

private medical
2x pension contribution
electric lease car scheme
cycle to work scheme
20 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
flexible working
competitive salary

Fulltime

Research Engineer Robotics (Operations)

Reality Labs Research (Reality Labs Research) brings together a multidisciplinar...

Location

United States , Redmond

Salary:

154003.00 - 217000.00 USD / Year

Meta

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
5+ years of industry experience in robotics software engineering, robotic systems integration, or robotics operations
Proficiency in Python, including experience writing production-quality scripts and automation tools, and experience with Linux systems administration
Experience with ROS or ROS 2 in real-world robotic systems (not just simulation)
Hands-on experience building up, debugging, and maintaining physical robot systems (manipulators, multi-camera setups, sensor suites)
Experience with containerization (Docker) and deployment automation tools
Demonstrated ability to work autonomously, define priorities, and drive projects to completion with minimal direction
Experience communicating cross-functionally to translate between research goals and engineering execution

Job Responsibility

Next Generation Robotics Stations: Evaluate new robotic arms and hands and architect next-gen robot stations
Robot Station Operations: Own the end-to-end lifecycle of real robot stations — build-up, calibration, validation, maintenance, and teardown. Ensure stations are reliable and ready for data collection and policy testing
Data Collection & Ingestion: Operate and support teleoperation data collection campaigns. Build and maintain pipelines for ingesting, validating, and organizing collected data to feed ML training workflows
Policy Deployment & Testing: Deploy trained control policies on real robotic hardware. Run evaluations, diagnose failures, and report results to research teams. Benchmark sim-to-real gaps
Tooling & Infrastructure: Develop and maintain tools that improve robot operations reliability, performance, and ease of use — including Docker environments, build systems, deployment automation, and monitoring/logging systems
System Integration: Integrate new hardware (sensors, hands, cameras) and software components (drivers, controllers, perception modules) into existing robot stations. Debug and resolve cross-system issues spanning RTOS, Linux, and Windows
Process Definition & Documentation: Define and document playbooks, runbooks, and standard operating procedures for robot operations. Continuously improve processes to reduce toil and increase station uptime
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with policy researchers, embodiment engineers, teleop engineers, and exoskeleton teams to plan and execute experiments on real robots
Station Scaling: Lead the bring-up and commissioning of new robot stations across sites. Develop scalable approaches to multi-station management

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Fulltime

Machine Learning Research Engineer - Robotics

Scale’s Robotics business unit is dedicated to solving the data bottleneck in Ph...

Location

United States , San Francisco

Salary:

218400.00 - 273000.00 USD / Year

Scale

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Practical experience building training VLA models and/or building robotics data
3+ years of relevant industry experience in areas relating to: robotics, computer vision, embodied AI, sim-to-real, imitation learning, reinforcement learning, and vision language actions models
PhD or equivalent experience in Machine Learning or Robotics
A track record of published research in robotics
Experience conducting data collection and performing evaluations
Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work with cross-functional teams and customers
Intellectual curiosity, empathy, and ability to operate with a high degree of autonomy

Job Responsibility

Collaborate closely with Robotics customers to drive the industry forward in using VLA data
Develop ML pipelines to train/fine-tune models using Scale’s data
Conduct research on robotics data collection, cross-embodiment training, and policy fine-tuning
Develop novel methods for evaluating VLA models, including new robotics industry benchmarks
Partner with cross-functional stakeholders and Scale’s customers to improve data collection
Collaborate with product teams to bring ML outcomes to Scale’s platform

What we offer

Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage
retirement benefits
a learning and development stipend
generous PTO
equity based compensation
may be eligible for additional benefits such as a commuter stipend

Fulltime

Research Engineer - Computer Vision and Robotics

The Surreal Team at Meta’s Reality Lab Research is a multi-disciplinary, vertica...

Location

United States , Redmond

Salary:

181000.00 USD / Year ▼

Meta

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience. Degree must be completed prior to joining Meta
5+ years of experience with any of the following research areas: computer vision, robotics, 3D reconstruction, computational imaging, image / video understanding, motion planning, embodied AI, human-robot interaction, sim-to-real transfer, learning from demonstration, reinforcement learning, dexterous manipulation
5+ years of experience with C/C++ and Python programming
5+ years of experience with deep learning frameworks: pytorch or tensorflow
Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment

Job Responsibility

Plan and execute engineering development to advance the state-of-the-art in machine perception and robotics tasks such as 3D reconstruction, computational imaging, image / video understanding, navigation, dexterous manipulation, whole-body controlling, long-horizon reasoning, etc
Build data collection / generation platforms and develop algorithms based on state-of-the-art machine learning and neural network methodologies
Invent/improve novel data-driven paradigms for robotics intelligence, including AR, VR, machine perceptions and robotics, leveraging a variety of modalities (images, video, text, audio, tactile, etc)
Investigate paradigms that can deliver a spectrum of robotics behaviors - from simulated characters to real robots, and from short-horizon, low-level to long-horizon, high-level intelligence
Define, build and benchmark new technologies needed for the next generation of AI

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Research Engineer - Automated Lab Development

Meta Reality Labs is seeking a Hardware Research Engineer to advance battery and...

Location

United States , Redmond

Salary:

173000.00 - 245000.00 USD / Year

Meta

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline
8+ years of hands-on experience designing, scaling, and deploying automated laboratory systems, robotic workcells, or complex industrial testing/characterization hardware
Experience setting requirements for and using software to control physical hardware, manage device state machines, sequence multi-instrument workflows
Experience setting requirements for custom APIs, web services, or serial communication protocols to bridge data and control pathways between different vendor instruments
Experience managing technical definitions, timelines, and deliverables with third-party automation vendors, system integrators, or external OEM partners
Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams (e.g., research scientists, software engineers, hardware engineers) to translate scientific experimental requirements into engineering specifications

Job Responsibility

Define the overall technical roadmap and detailed system architecture to build an autonomous, automated, end-to-end battery research lab, seamlessly integrating both commercially available instruments and custom hardware solutions
Identify gaps where commercial automation solutions fall short
Define strategies for external partner engagement and directly lead the co-development of custom automation approaches with third-party vendors
Own build-out of partner automation solutions within Meta labs
Drive or directly develop application-specific customizations and extensions of automation solutions
Guide development of software by internal and/or external partners to operate individual system components, orchestrate the full system, and provide resulting data to researchers
Translate the needs of internal research scientists into actionable hardware and software engineering specifications for the autonomous lab system, ensuring continuous alignment with core research objectives

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Fulltime

Hardware Electrical Engineer - Research

As a Hardware Electrical Engineer at Meta, you will design, develop, and integra...

Location

United States , Redmond

Salary:

144000.00 - 204000.00 USD / Year

Meta

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, or relevant technical field, and/or equivalent practical experience
6+ years of experience in electrical design, with a demonstrated track record of delivering/shipping high-volume products and/or working in research, prototyping, or early-stage development environments
Demonstrated expertise in designing and troubleshooting complex electrical systems or subsystems
Proficiency in interpreting and creating electrical schematics, designing physical layouts (e.g., PCBs or panel/plant layouts), and/or performing hardware/system bring‑up and debug at the lab or field level
Experience collaborating across engineering disciplines and with external partners or vendors

Job Responsibility

Own electrical development of complex subsystems or moderately complex systems, under guidance from technical leads or managers
Lead schematic design, board layout, and cross-functional design reviews
Propose innovative solutions to enhance system or product performance, reliability, and features
Manage hardware bring-up, debugging, and support for manufacturing, assembly, or deployment
Evaluate vendor reference designs and adapt them to Meta's requirements
Provide technical guidance and support to other engineers
contribute to team knowledge sharing
Work autonomously and take initiative to manage individual and team priorities
Collaborate in a distributed team environment and across engineering disciplines
Contribute to operational excellence, compliance, or specialized requirements as relevant to the team's mission

What we offer

bonus
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benefits (unspecified)

Fulltime

Robotics Engineer

We don't build robots — we test models on them. As the founding Robotics Enginee...

Location

United States , San Francisco

Salary:

250000.00 - 450000.00 USD / Year

Luma AI

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Strong systems integration background — robots, drivers, sensors, real-time control
Hands-on with ROS/ROS2 (or equivalent), Python, and Linux at the systems level
Comfortable debugging across the stack: from kernel-level driver issues to ML pipeline bugs
Track record of standing up complex robot setups and keeping them running

Job Responsibility

Bring up and operate off-the-shelf robot platforms (humanoids, manipulators, mobile bases) for model evaluation and data collection
Integrate cameras, depth sensors, IMUs, and other sensors needed for world-model rollouts and policy evaluation
Own the data pipeline from robot to training: logging, synchronization, calibration, and replay
Build the test rigs and benchmarks that tell us whether the model is improving over time
Keep the fleet running — debug failures across hardware, drivers, and integration code
Be the bridge between research and the physical world: translate 'what the model needs' into 'what the robot does.'

Fulltime

Opto-Mechanical Engineer, Research

Meta’s Hardware engineers are at the forefront of innovation, driving the design...

Location

United States , Redmond

Salary:

144000.00 - 204000.00 USD / Year

Meta

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field (or equivalent industry experience)
6+ years of industry experience in mechanical design, including shipping high-volume commercial products or complex electromechanical assemblies
Proficiency in 3D/2D CAD software (e.g., SolidWorks, NX, Creo)
Experience in Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), statistical tolerance analysis, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)
Working knowledge of material properties (plastics, metals, adhesives, glass, PCBA, flex circuits, etc.)
Experience with high-volume manufacturing techniques (stamping, machining, injection molding, die casting, etc.)
Testing and analysis experience (FEA, Simulation, Design of Experiments, etc.)

Job Responsibility

Mechanical Design: Independently manage and deliver medium-complexity mechanical assemblies or subsystems, driving technical solutions from concept to production
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with internal and external partners, including supply chain, manufacturing, and cross-disciplinary engineering teams
Prototyping & Testing: Model, build, test, and refine prototypes and characterization test systems
conduct feasibility studies and failure analysis
Product Development Cycle: Drive projects from early concept through prototyping, validation, and mass production, supporting manufacturing partners worldwide
Technical Leadership: Provide technical direction, mentor junior engineers, and influence program strategy and execution
Innovation: Push state-of-the-art technologies and approaches to solve complex mechanical problems in consumer electronics, robotics, infrastructure, and research
Documentation & Communication: Generate and manage technical documentation, specifications, and clear communication across teams and stakeholders
Travel: Support manufacturing and development activities with travel to external vendors and partners as needed

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