Figure is an AI Robotics company developing a general purpose humanoid. Our humanoid robot, Figure 02, is designed for commercial tasks and the home. We are based in San Jose, CA and require 5 days/week in-office collaboration. It’s time to build.
We are looking for a senior engineer with extensive experience in VR systems, vision passthrough and video encoding and transmission to own the visual interface between the robot and the teleoperation system.
**You ensure the pilot sees what the robot sees! **
Responsibilities:
- Architect the vision system from the robot to the pilot to ensure high quality teleoperation.
- Design and implement low-latency, high-fidelity bidirectional data streaming between the robot and the headset.
- Ensure consistent and stable data transfer in a variety of environments, wired and wireless.
- Use off-the-shelf VR headsets to design and build the interface for the TeleOp system.
- Develop strategies for visualizing the state of the robot and its environment.
- Develop strategies for estimating the pose of the user, such as feet location, localization in space.
**Requirements: **
- Experience developing and owning passthrough systems for VR.
- Experience developing VR environments, games, mixed reality applications.
- Thrive in a high pace environment, comfortable exploring ideas quickly.
- Strong experience with Unreal Engine, Unity, WebXR, and/or related technologies.
- Strong C++, Python skills.
- Experience with haptics is a plus.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is between $175,000 and $250,000 annually.
The pay offered for this position may vary based on several individual factors, including job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package may also include additional components/benefits depending on the specific role. This information will be shared if an employment offer is extended.