Technical Team Lead (m/f/d) Dexterous Manipulation

About the role:
The AI Research Division of Agile Robots is looking for a dedicated Dexterous Manipulation lead to move robots beyond pick-and-place toward tactile, contact-rich, human-level interaction. As Technical Team Lead, you will define the roadmap, guide a cross-functional team, and turn advanced imitation and reinforcement learning research into deployable robotic skills. Your mission: extend the existing large robot model research to high-DoF hands for a significant increase in fine manipulation capabilities.

Your Responsibilities:
• Leadership & Architecture: Define the team's research roadmap and architecture for contact-rich manipulation; bridge across Robot Teaching, Foundation Models, and Hardware R&D to align on data, control, and execution needs.
• Development & Experimentation: Design manipulation policies combining visual, tactile, and force-torque feedback; supervise data pipelines using teleoperation, motion capture, and simulation (Isaac Sim, Omniverse, MuJoCo).
• Optimization & Integration: Lead on-site experiments in industrial use-cases and sim-to-real transfer, ensuring impactful results on real hardware for real-world tasks.
• Collaboration & Mentorship: Partner with external research and data collection collaborators; mentor engineers and researchers to build a pragmatic, reproducible, and impact-driven culture.

Essential Skills:
• Education & Experience: Master’s or PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, or related field; 5+ years in robotics R&D with focus on robotic hands, manipulation, machine learning, with prior leadership of projects or teams.
• Technical Expertise: Proficiency in Python/C++, PyTorch/TensorFlow, and ROS2; experience with simulation frameworks (Isaac Sim, Omniverse, or MuJoCo).
• Learning & Control: Deep understanding of Imitation Learning, Behavior Cloning, Reinforcement Learning, kinematics, and force-torque/trajectory control for high-DOF systems.
• Integration & Communication: Proven ability to transfer policies from simulation to hardware and communicate technical concepts clearly across disciplines.

Beneficial Skills:
• Infrastructure: Experience with GPU-based distributed training, cloud ML platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), and modern CI/CD workflows.
• Sensing & Systems: Familiarity with tactile sensors, real-time control, or hardware-software co-design.
• Research Engagement: Publications or collaborations in dexterous manipulation, imitation learning, or reinforcement learning.

What we offer:
• Dynamic high-tech company combined with financial soundness and world class investors.
• Join an interdisciplinary, international team with 60+ different nationalities in a collaborative work environment.
• Lots of development opportunities in the context of our continued growth.
• Challenging tasks and impactful projects alongside experts that enable professional and personal growth.
• Corporate Benefits Program that covers health, mobility and learning with 100 € net per month.
• Modern office facilites with a rooftop terrace overlooking Munich, free drinks & fruits, and regular company events contribute to a good working environment.