Research Scientist Intern, Robotic End Effector (PhD)

Summary: Meta is at the forefront of pioneering research into new technologies aimed at revolutionizing user interface technologies for virtual and augmented reality experiences and robotics. As a Research Scientist Intern, you will focus on developing new end effectors for dextrous manipulation and teleoperation applications, collaborating with leading researchers in the field. Responsibilities: - Conduct collaborative research on developing novel end effectors for robotic dexterous manipulation - Rapid prototype end effector mechatronic design and test - Develop benchmarks as needed to assess the performance of each prototype - Apply design-in-simulation and other optimization techniques to rapidly iterate through the design space for end effectors, using physics models as appropriate - Design fabricate and test novel end effectors that leverage advanced transducers - Collaborate with SW researchers to create frameworks to train state-of-the-art control policies for control of the end effectors - Collaborate with researchers and cross-functional partners including communicating research plans, progress, and results Required Qualifications: - Currently has or is in the process of obtaining a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or relevant technical field - Understand state of the art in robotic manipulation and advancing the technological frontier in an impactful and efficient way - Experience with rapid prototyping spanning both hardware and software - Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment Preferred Qualifications: - Proven track record of achieving significant results as demonstrated by grants, fellowships, patents, as well as first-authored publications at leading workshops or conferences such as Robotics (RSS, ICRA, IROS, CoRL, T-RO, IJRR), Machine Learning (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, AAAI, JMLR), and Computer Vision (CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, TPAMI), or similar - Experience working with robot manipulation - Experience with programming languages such as Python, MATLAB, C/C++, or other related languages - Experience with robotics-related frameworks such as ROS, Mujoco, and ISAAC Sim - Experience working and communicating cross functionally in a team environment - Availability for minimum 16 consecutive week internship Required Skills: Ph.D. in relevant field, Robotic manipulation, Rapid prototyping Important Skills: Programming languages, Robotics frameworks Nice-to-Have Skills: Cross-functional communication Benefits: Benefits