Deep Learning Robot Manipulation Engineer at Persona

Pensacola, Florida, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Robotics, Artificial IntelligenceIndustries

Requirements

  • Masters or PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, or a related field
  • 3+ years of experience in applying deep learning to robotic manipulation
  • Strong understanding and proficiency with state-of-the-art algorithms and best-practices in behavior cloning, vision-language-action models, diffusion policies, foundation models, etc
  • Experience with cloud computing and large-scale datasets
  • Understanding of the challenges of deploying neural network models in the real world
  • Capable of writing high quality software
  • Strong first principles thinker
  • Courage and grit to tackle some of the hardest problems in robot manipulation
  • Enthusiasm for working collaboratively in fast-paced ambiguous environments
  • Preferred or Bonus Qualifications
  • Experience with other aspects of ML applied to robotics, including computer vision algorithms, sensors, point clouds, segmentation and object detection
  • Published papers at top ML/Robotics conferences (ICML, ICRA, CoRL, RSS, NeurIPS)
  • Have deployed robots, collected large amounts of data, and trained large neural networks that work in production environments

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement advanced deep learning models and training procedures to achieve dexterous manipulation for humanoid robots with high DOF and multi-fingered hands
  • Train models, using curriculum learning strategies, to progress from simple object interactions to precise grasping, long-horizon tasks, tool-use, and in-hand object manipulation
  • Incorporate tactile sensing and proprioception into end-to-end learning pipelines, enabling robust closed-loop policies
  • Work with the teleoperation and data team to design data collection and versioning strategies
  • Leverage existing state-of-the-art manipulation models and contribute to the development of new architectures for emerging complex tasks
  • Deploy trained manipulation models to robotic hardware, ensuring real-time performance, safety, and integration with control systems and sensors
  • Collaboratively develop and optimize the manipulation ML pipeline
  • Keep up to date with the state of the art in research and development
  • Develop and execute evaluation pipelines to rigorously test learned manipulation models, including real-world trials and simulation, measuring performance, robustness, and generalization across tasks and environments
  • Collaborate in attracting, nurturing and growing the machine learning and autonomy teams

Skills

Deep Learning
Robot Manipulation
Curriculum Learning
Tactile Sensing
Proprioception
End-to-End Learning
Teleoperation
Data Collection
Humanoid Robots
High DOF Manipulation
Multi-Fingered Hands

Persona

Identity verification tools for online security

About Persona

Persona focuses on making online identity verification more user-friendly and secure. The company provides businesses with tools to confirm the identities of their users, which helps create a safer online environment. Their products include Web and iOS SDKs that allow companies to easily integrate verification processes into their platforms. These tools operate in two modes: production mode for live data and sandbox mode for testing with sample data. Persona differentiates itself from competitors by emphasizing reliability and uptime, which are critical for businesses that need real-time verification. The company's goal is to humanize the online verification process while ensuring that businesses can trust the identities of their users.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2018Year Founded
$211.6MTotal Funding
SERIES_CCompany Stage
Enterprise Software, CybersecurityIndustries
201-500Employees

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Company Match
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Family Planning Benefits
Professional Development Budget
Wellness Program

Risks

Class action lawsuit for biometric data capture could harm Persona's reputation.
Over-reliance on synthetic data may degrade identity verification accuracy.
Voice fraud and deepfakes challenge traditional identity verification methods.

Differentiation

Persona offers customizable identity verification flows for diverse business needs.
The company integrates advanced link analysis to detect risky user connections.
Persona's Graph solution provides expert-level fraud investigation capabilities.

Upsides

Rising demand for identity verification due to deepfake and voice fraud threats.
INFORM Consumers Act mandates verification, boosting demand for Persona's KYS solution.
Partnership with AtData enhances fraud prevention with email-centric intelligence data.

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