Senior Manipulation Engineer (Imitation Learning), Discovery

Anduril Industries

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Location
Costa Mesa, CA · Washington, DC
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$166,000–$220,000 / yr
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Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that builds advanced hardware and software systems for national security, including autonomous drones, surveillance systems, and the Lattice AI command platform.

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TL;DR · Senior Manipulation Engineer (Imitation Learning), Discovery

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As a Senior Manipulation Engineer at Discovery, you will join a team dedicated to advancing robotic manipulation in unstructured environments. Your primary responsibilities include designing and deploying visuomotor policies for robots using imitation learning techniques such as behavior cloning and diffusion policy models. You will manage the teleoperation data collection pipeline, develop task-specific skill policies, and collaborate with locomotion and perception engineers to integrate these skills into a comprehensive control system. The role requires expertise in Python, PyTorch, and deep learning frameworks like LeRobot and ACT, along with hands-on experience in robot manipulation and visuomotor control. This position addresses the challenge of enabling robots to perform complex tasks autonomously in real-world settings.

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Python PyTorch LeRobot ACT Diffusion Policy VLA models teleoperation systems robot manipulation visuomotor control behavior cloning imitation learning deep learning frameworks CI/CD

What you'll do

  • Design and train visuomotor manipulation policies using behavior cloning and imitation learning.
  • Build and maintain teleoperation systems for real-robot demonstration data collection.
  • Develop task-specific skill policies for grasping, tool use, bimanual manipulation, and assembly operations.
  • Own the full pipeline from data collection to model training, evaluation, and deployment on embedded compute.
  • Collaborate with locomotion engineers to integrate manipulation skills into a whole-body control architecture.

What we're looking for

  • 3+ years of experience developing and deploying robot learning systems on real robots.
  • Strong background in robot manipulation, visuomotor control, behavior cloning, and imitation learning.
  • Hands-on experience with teleoperation systems and demonstration data collection.
  • Proficiency in Python, PyTorch, and modern deep learning frameworks.
  • Experience with LeRobot, ACT, Diffusion Policy, or similar IL frameworks.

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