Roboticist, Robot Foundation Model
WayveAutonomous Driving company
Sunnyvale, United States$184,200 - $240,000Lead
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About the role
TL;DR
Build foundation models for general-purpose robots, working across hardware and software stacks.
- •Wayve is seeking a Roboticist to join the Multi-Embodiment Generalist Agent (MEGA) team as a founding member.
- •This role focuses on building foundation models for general-purpose robots beyond self-driving vehicles, enabling intelligent agents to interact with the physical world across diverse embodiments.
- •This is a high-impact, 0→1 ownership role where you will work across the entire robot stack, from hardware selection and integration to software development for policy deployment and testing, collaborating closely with research teams.
- •Key Responsibilities Build, maintain, and operate robot hardware for research and deployment experiments.
- •Implement and maintain C++ and Python robot software, including control, planning, and ROS/ROS2-based systems.
- •Develop infrastructure for policy deployment, data collection, and the robot learning data flywheel.
- •Run experiments on robots and define data collection pilots that accelerate model development.
- •Debug and troubleshoot robotic software, hardware, and policy failures in lab environments.
- •Requirements Experience in robot manipulation and working with robot hardware.
- •Experience with C++ and Python in robotics or ML environments.
- •Strong robotics and machine learning fundamentals, with the ability to translate research into robust systems.
- •Publications in top-tier conferences such as ICRA, CoRL, or IROS are highly valued.
- •PhD preferred; MS acceptable with strong relevant experience.
Required skills
PythonC++GitLinux
Domain expertise
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Benefits & perks
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Tech stack
PythonC++GitLinux