Senior Manipulation Engineer (Imitation Learning), Discovery

The Discovery team at Anduril is at the forefront of incubating and maturing high-potential software-defined AI-native offerings that meet the toughest newest challenges across hardware software space and cyber domains. Were the architects of mission autonomy and mesh networking delivering scalable hardware solutions that meet some of the most urgent national security needs. By working hand-in-hand with elite teams in Perception AI Motion Planning Hardware Test Engineering Space Networking and Vehicle hardware we craft cutting-edge end-to-end systems that redefine mission success.

We are seeking a Senior Manipulation Engineer to develop learned manipulation policies for robotic platforms operating in unstructured environments. You will build the skill policies that enable our systems to grasp objects operate tools turn valves open doors and perform assembly tasks trained from human demonstration data and deployed on real hardware. You will own the full loop: teleoperation data collection policy training real-world evaluation and iteration.

• Design train evaluate and deploy visuomotor manipulation policies using behavior cloning and imitation learning (ACT Diffusion Policy VLA models)
• Build and maintain the teleoperation and data collection pipeline for real-robot demonstration capture
• Develop task-specific skill policies for grasping tool use bimanual manipulation and assembly operations
• Own the full pipeline from data collection to model training evaluation and deployment on embedded compute
• Collaborate with locomotion engineers to integrate manipulation skills into a whole-body control architecture
• Work with perception engineers to design vision inputs for skill policies

• 3 years of experience developing and deploying robot learning systems on real robots
• Strong background in robot manipulation and visuomotor control
• Experience with behavior cloning imitation learning or related methods
• Hands-on experience with teleoperation systems and demonstration data collection
• Proficiency in Python PyTorch and modern deep learning frameworks
• Experience with LeRobot ACT Diffusion Policy or similar IL frameworks
• Eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance

• Experience deploying learned manipulation in production or commercial robotic systems
• Experience with dexterous hands or multi-fingered grippers
• Prior work on bimanual manipulation
• Publications in manipulation robot learning or embodied AI

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience education and/or training critical skills and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Andurils total compensation package. Additionally Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees including:

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