What are the responsibilities and job description for the Robotics Software Engineer 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.
I. OVERVIEW
- Position: Robotics Software Engineer
- Division - Department: R&D Division
- Report to: Head of Mobility
- Location: Reno, Nevada
II. REQUIREMENTS
Relevant education and experience
- M.S. or Ph.D. in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
- Solid understanding and experience of RL algorithms (PPO, SAC, TD3, A3C, etc.) and policy optimization
- Hands-on experience with simulation platforms such as Isaac Gym/Isaac Lab, MuJoCo, PyBullet, or Gazebo.
- Experience integrating learned policies with real robots (e.g., quadrupeds, manipulators, or mobile arms)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with locomotion, motion control, or physical control systems (e.g., legged robots, drones, exoskeletons, robotic arms)
- Experience in sim-to-real transfer, domain randomization, or system identification in robotics
- Proficiency in Python and/or C , and familiarity with ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX
- Strong analytical and debugging skills for physical systems; ability to identify stability and performance bottlenecks.
- Familiarity with sensor fusion, feedback control, and proprioceptive sensing
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 details
III. JOB DESCRIPTION
- Develop and implement reinforcement learning algorithms specialized for locomotion tasks (e.g., walking, running, climbing, balancing) and loco-manipulation tasks (e.g., walking while carrying or manipulating objects)
- Design, integrate, and optimize high-fidelity simulation environments for safe and efficient policy training.
- Conduct sim-to-real transfer by addressing robustness, domain randomization, and system identification challenges.
- Incorporate perception, sensor feedback, and proprioception into RL agents to enable adaptive and reactive motion.
- Evaluate and benchmark locomotion policies under diverse real-world conditions (e.g., terrain variation, disturbances, slopes, payloads, and friction)
- Work on reward design, stability, sample efficiency, and safety-constrained learning
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code, ensuring reproducibility and version control for experiments and policies