Kinisi Robotics – Large-Behaviour Models Research Engineer

Job Title: Large-Behaviour Models Research Engineer

Location: Bristol, UK | Hybrid (primarily on-site)

Team: Manipulation & Robot Learning Team

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

About the Role

Kinisi is pushing the frontier of dexterous, whole-body manipulation. By fusing large-scale demonstration data - from teleoperation, human demos and the open web - we teach Kinisi robots to solve new tasks from just a handful of examples. As an Large-Behaviour Models Engineer, you’ll help design, train and ship the next generation of multitask manipulation policies.

What You’ll Do

• Invent & apply ML – Turn cutting-edge behaviour-cloning and generative-model ideas into practical solutions for real, bimanual manipulation challenges.
• Build great software – Craft well-documented, tested and maintainable Python / C++ code that the whole team can rely on.
• Drive technical direction – Lead design reviews and partner closely with Kinisi-platform engineers to integrate your work end-to-end.
• Own deployment – Bring your models onto Kinisi hardware, debug in the loop and iterate until performance shines.

Qualifications

• M.S. (or higher) in CS, ML, Robotics or a related field.
• Hands-on experience training and rolling out learned control policies - either on robots or complex simulated agents.
• Fluency with modern ML stacks, model architectures and experiment workflows.
• Sharp analytical instincts and a knack for diagnosing tricky runtime issues.

Why Join Us?

• This is an opportunity to work on cutting-edge robotic systems in a collaborative, hands-on environment. You’ll contribute to a product that’s heading to market and help shape the future of industrial automation.