What are the responsibilities and job description for the Head of Robotics Locomotion and Controls position at VinDynamics?
ABOUT VINDYNAMICS
At VinDynamics, we design safe, affordable, and intelligent humanoid robots to assist in everyday life - robots for everyone. Backed by Vingroup, Vietnam’s leading technology conglomerate, we are on a mission to make advanced robotics accessible, reliable, and beneficial for billions of people worldwide. By combining cutting-edge AI, world-class engineering, and human-centered design, we aim to seamlessly integrate robots into daily life - enhancing safety, productivity, and happiness at home and beyond.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Job descriptions
- Define the vision and roadmap for the Mobility Robotics stack, covering locomotion, navigation, motion planning, control, and the full mobility intelligence layer of the robot
- Build and lead a high-performing Mobility Robotics team, combining robotics software engineers, control engineers, reinforcement learning engineers
- Collaborate closely with other teams like Mechanical, Electronics/Firmware, SLAM and Navigation and Systems Engineering teams to ensure seamless end-to-end integration between mobility software and the full robot system
- Stay ahead of industry and academic advances in locomotion, dynamic control, navigation, and autonomous mobility to shape R&D priorities and long-term technology strategy
- Ensure real-time, safe, and robust mobility performance in complex, unstructured, and continuously changing environments
Qualifications
- Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, or related fields
- 5 years minimum working in robotics software
Requirements
- Strong background in robot dynamics, kinematics, and control theory, including optimal control, and nonlinear systems
- Advanced experience with reinforcement learning, imitation learning for mobility and locomotion
- Hands-on experience with model-based controllers such as MPC, WBC, or impedance control
- Experience with physics-based simulation such as BulletSim, Mujoco, Isaac Lab
- Experience integrating perception such as vision, depth into locomotion
Personality/ Attitude
- Strong interpersonal, organizational and leadership skills
- Proactive, dedicated, business-oriented, responsible and willing to learn
- Good communication skills, creative problem-solving skills and attention to detail